The family income supplement (FIS) is designed to provide support for employees, with families, who have low earnings.
It should be noted that the expenditure for public servants who are receiving FIS is included in the overall expenditure figure given. A separate breakdown of expenditure for public servants is not currently available.
The total numbers in receipt of FIS, the number of public servants and the total annual expenditure since 2010 are given in the table.
Table --- FIS Numbers and Expenditure 2010-2015
Year
|
Expenditure - € million
|
Recipients - Families
|
Number of Public Servants
|
% Public Servants in receipt of FIS
|
2010
|
186.0
|
28,223
|
3,151
|
11%
|
2011
|
204.5
|
28,876
|
2,976
|
10%
|
2012
|
223.3
|
32,307
|
2,860
|
9%
|
2013
|
261.5
|
44,159
|
3,777
|
9%
|
2014
|
297.7
|
50,306
|
3,902
|
8%
|
2015
|
349.2**
|
54,229***
|
3,822
|
7%
|
** Estimate *** end October 2015