Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
205. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of families projected to receive family income supplement in 2015; the projected cost of the supplement for 2015; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34360/15]
View answerThe 2015 REV Estimate for Family Income Supplement is €349.2m. Expenditure on Family Income Support up to end of August 2015 is €230m. and it is expected that the outcome for this year will not be less than that provided for in the REV. There was an average 53,250 families receiving a payment during August 2015.
