Family Income Supplement Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

Questions (274)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

274. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons in receipt of the family income support payment by age group to date in 2017 in tabular form. [25381/17]

Written answers

Minister for Social Protection

The following table sets out the age profile of recipients of Family Income Supplement (FIS) to date in 2017:

Table	Number of Recipients of Family Income Supplement by Age, 2017
Age	Total
15 years	0
16 years	0
17 years	0
18 years	0
19 years	3
20 years	20
21 years	56
22 years	102
23 years	244
24 years	385
25 to 29 years	4,504
30 to 34 years	9,758
35 to 39 years	13,842
40 to 44 years	12,554
45 to 49 years	9,237
50 to 54 years	4,694
55 to 59 years	1,415
60 to 64 years	245
65 years	15
66 to 69 years	17
70 to 74 years	0
75 to 79 years	0
80 years and over	0
Total	57,090

I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.