€4 for under 12, €8 for over 12 increase in Child Benefit

[Brendan Burgess]

Child benefit

 

[ClubMan]

Just to clarify (from RTÉ):

The weekly rates of the Increased for a Qualified Child are going up by €4 for under 12s and by €8 for over 12s.

 

[PaddyW]

Is this for weekly welfare payments, rather than child benefit?

 

[ClubMan]

Is this for weekly welfare payments, rather than child benefit?

Sorry - you could be right. I missed the "qualified child" term.

 

[ClubMan]

Yes - apologies if I posted anything misleading before...

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Social Protection payments

Donohoe has confirmed a Social Protection package worth almost €2 billion.

• Weekly Social Protection payments will increase by €12
• The Carer’s Allowance Means Test disregard is being increased to €625 for a single person and €1,250 for a couple
• The Domiciliary Care Allowance is being increased by €20
• The Carer’s Support Grant is being increased by €150 to €2,000
• Maternity, paternity, adoptive and parents’ payments are being increased by €15 each
• The weekly rates of the Increased for a Qualified Child are going up by €4 for under 12s and by €8 for over 12s
• Parents of newborns will receive a ‘baby boost’ payment of €420