 Any child support payments are generally used to offset the State cost of the DPB payment, with any excess going to the sole parent.At the end of December 2012, 109,118 people were receiving DPB – Sole Parent, of which around 12% were male.In July 2013, the DPB Women Alone and DPB Care for the Sick or Infirm were removed, with those on them moving to the unemployment benefit (Jobseeker Support) and the new Supported Living Payment respectively.