Brendan Burgess
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Child benefit
The weekly rates of the Increased for a Qualified Child are going up by €4 for under 12s and by €8 for over 12s.
Sorry - you could be right. I missed the "qualified child" term.Is this for weekly welfare payments, rather than child benefit?
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