Written answers
Wednesday, 13 January 2016
Department of Social Protection
Family Income Supplement Data
Clare Daly (Dublin North, United Left)
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30. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of family income supplement for each of the years 2011 to 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [1162/16]
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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The family income supplement (FIS) provides support for employees, with families, who have low earnings in relation to their family size. The number of families in receipt of FIS from 2011 to 2015 is given in the table below;Table --- FIS Numbers
Year Ending | Recipients - Families |
---|---|
2011 | 28,876 |
2012 | 32,307 |
2013 | 44,159 |
2014 | 50,306 |
2015 | 55,913 |
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