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Family Income Supplement Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 February 2016

Tuesday, 2 February 2016

Ceisteanna (117)

Noel Harrington

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117. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection the number of lone parents claiming family income supplement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4033/16]

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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 department does not maintain statistics in relation to the number of single-parent families in receipt of FIS. However, from the records available, the number (estimated) of families in receipt of FIS who are headed by a single-parent (as at the end of 2015) is given in the following table, along with the total number of families in receipt of FIS for comparison purposes:

Table --- FIS Numbers

Year Ending

Recipients - Families

Single parent recipients

2015

55,913

27,830

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