Written answers
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Department of Social Protection
Family Income Supplement Data
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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61. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the family income supplement by 10% in 2016. [25522/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The estimated cost of a 10% increase in Family Income Supplement (FIS) expenditure in 2016 is €40 million.
It should be noted that costings are subject to change over the coming months in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2016.
Aengus Ó Snodaigh (Dublin South Central, Sinn Fein)
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62. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of households in receipt of a family income supplement payment; the total number of children this involves; and the size of the average payment. [25523/15]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The Family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for employees on low earnings with families. The following table gives the number of FIS recipients and the average payment per family at the end of May 2015.
FIS recipients May 2015
FIS | Recipients children | Recipients families | Average payment per family |
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May 2015 | 113,349 | 51,372 | €118 |
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