Aengus Ó Snodaigh
Question:61. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the family income supplement by 10% in 2016. [25522/15]
View answerThursday, 25 June 2015
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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.