Income threshold for Family Income Supplement set by DFSA

[chaoclive]

Hi

I've looked on Welfare.ie, but I still don't understand it (too complex for my wee brain) so...

Does anyone know what the threshold set by the Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA) for Family Income Supplement is? I.e. what is the lowest income before I start being eligible for FIS?

I'm looking at spouse visa rejections. Many of them are based on the reason above. Please note, that I do NOT want to apply for FIS, but I'm just curious to find out how the caseworkers will evaluate my total of approximately 30,000Euro in savings when my partner finally applies for his visa.

Thanks
C

[chaoclive]

Am I correct in guessing that no-one else really understands this? haha

[Brigid from Ireland]

FIS is only available to people with children, so if you have no children it is not relevant.

If you do have children one parent must work at least 20 hours a week to be eligible for FIS. If this rule is satisfied then the calculation requires the weekly income of the family and the number of children in the family.

So if you have one child and a reasonable income you do not get FIS. If you have ten children you need a big income or you are eligible for FIS.

Savings of any amount are not important as the income from savings is deemed to be very low, it is weekly income from employment that counts.

[chaoclive]

Thanks Brigid. I read on the DFSA website that it was only available to families with children too, but got confused when it was mentioned as a reason for rejecting quite a number of visas (as per the INIS weekly visa decisions list), where they state:

"F:- Finances shown have been deemed insufficient:- The visa officer, having taken into account all financial information submitted with your application, is not satisfied that your sponsor is in a financially adequate position to support your stay in Ireland. Your sponsor's income falls below the threshold set by the Department of Social and Family Affairs (DSFA) for Family Income Supplement. See http://www.welfare.ie for details."

I know that it's possible that the applicant has a child/children, however, it seems that this is quite a common reason for rejection of visas applied for in the Irish Embassy in Beijing so I was just wondering. I haven't noted it in the rejections provided out of the INIS in Dublin.

Thanks again
C

[mred1]

here... for a family with
one child, its €506 per week
Two children €602
Three children €703
Four children €824
Five children €950
Six children €1,066
Seven children €1,202
Eight children €1,298

I hope this helps.

[chaoclive]

Thanks Mred1