John Lahart
Ceist:246. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the detail of the family income supplement, FIS, scheme; and the families that are entitled to same. [47385/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 9 November 2017
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Freagraí scríofa
Family Income Supplement (FIS) which was introduced in 1984 is a social welfare payment which provides an income support for employees on low earnings with families. The main provisions are contained in the Social Welfare (Consolidation) Act 2005, as amended, primarily Part 6, Sections 227 to 233 and in the Social Welfare (Consolidated Claims, Payments and Control Regulations) 2007 to 2017, as amended, primarily Part 6, Articles 172 to 177.
New FIS applications are administered by: Family Income Supplement Section, Department of Social Protection, Government Offices, Ballinalee Road, Longford.
Renewal applications are administered by: Family Income Supplement Section, Department of Social Protection, St Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
The main qualifying conditions are as follows:
- The applicant(s) must be engaged in full-time remunerative employment as employee(s) for not less than 38 hours per fortnight
- The applicant(s) must have at least 1 qualified child, who normally resides with them or is part of a family wholly or mainly supported by them
- The weekly family income must be less than a set limit for their family size
There are set income limits for each family size. Family size is determined by the number of qualified children. Weekly family income must be below these set income limits in order for an applicant to qualify.
The current limits are as follows:
|
Family Size |
Weekly Family Income Limit |
Annual Family Income Limit |
|
1 child |
€511.00 |
€26,572.00 |
|
2 children |
€612.00 |
€31,824.00 |
|
3 children |
€713.00 |
€37,076.00 |
|
4 children |
€834.00 |
€43,368.00 |
|
5 children |
€960.00 |
€49,920.00 |
|
6 children |
€1,076.00 |
€55,952.00 |
|
7 children |
€1,212.00 |
€63,024.00 |
|
8 children |
€1,308.00 |
€68,016.00 |
Further information is available on the Welfare.ie website and the Citizens Information Board website.