Subject to this Act, an allowance (in this Part referred to as "family income supplement") shall be payable out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas in respect of a family where the weekly family income is less than -
(a) in the case of a family which includes only 1 child, £175,
(b) in the case of a family which includes 2 children, £195,
(c) in the case of a family which includes 3 children, £215,
(d) in the case of a family which includes 4 children, £235,
(e) in the case of a family which includes 5 children, £260,
(f) in the case of a family which includes 6 children, £280,
(g) in the case of a family which includes 7 children, £297, or
(h) in the case of a family which includes 8 or more children, £314.