Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 July 2017
1545. Deputy Thomas P. Broughan asked the Minister for Social Protection the number of beneficiaries and the spending on the family income supplement scheme in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017 in tabular form. [36061/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraAt the end of June 2017, there were 57,050 families in receipt of Family Income Supplement (FIS). The estimated expenditure for FIS for 2017 is €422.5m. The expenditure to the end of June 2017 was €232.1m.
The following table sets out the number of beneficiaries and the spending on the family income supplement scheme in each of the years 2012 to 2016 and to date in 2017:
Family Income Supplement (FIS)
|
Year |
Expenditure € millionRecipients - Families |
|
2012 |
223.632,307 |
|
2013 |
261.844,159 |
|
2014 |
297.950,306 |
|
2015 |
367.955,913 |
|
2016 |
415.457,567 |
|
2017 |
232.157,050 |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
