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# Child Benefit

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February 2023
# Cost of Living
The government has announced a new cost-of-living package. Here's what's in it
The new cost-of-living measures were confirmed today.
A once-off €100 child benefit payment and a €200 lump sum for social welfare recipients will be paid out.
The State exam fees - for the Junior and Leaving Certificate - are again being waived.
The 9% VAT rate for hospitality and tourism will continue until 31 August.
Excise duty cuts on petrol and diesel to remain for now - but it will increase from June
Cost-of-living: Annual rate of inflation drops again slightly to 7.8%
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Feb 21st 2023, 12:24 PM
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Voices
Dr Laura Bambrick: Why pay child benefit to wealthy parents?
The double Child Benefit payment has reopened a regular debate on whether we are wasting public money on wealthy parents, writes Dr Laura Bambrick.
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Nov 7th 2022, 8:00 PM
# Cabinet
Social welfare supports of €141.4m provided to Ukrainians this year
Department of Social Protection spending is 1.4% higher than profiled for this year.
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Nov 2nd 2022, 6:13 PM
# Child Benefit
The double child benefit payment of €280 announced in the Budget is being paid today
The Child Benefit is a monthly payment of €140 to support parents and guardians.
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Nov 1st 2022, 2:02 PM
# budget 2023
Double child benefit payment, welfare hikes and tax changes - here's what to expect in the Budget
Budget Day is just over six weeks away, but with inflation rising, it can’t come quick enough for many.
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Aug 13th 2022, 1:03 PM
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# Welfare
Child benefit instalment unpaid for older teenagers due to delay with forms
Several families who expected to be given the payment this week have not received it.
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Jul 7th 2021, 9:30 PM
# Fine Gael
Fine Gael distances itself from councillor's comments that child benefit can be a 'subsidy to have sex'
Cllr David McManus said he did not mean to cause offence by his comments.
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May 25th 2021, 5:05 PM
# Jail
Man who fraudulently claimed over €225,000 in social welfare admits to falsely claiming a further €18,000
Leendert Stolk fraudulently used a school stamp while claiming child benefit for his two children between 2011 and 2018, a court heard today.
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Jan 20th 2020, 10:30 PM
# Data Protection
Department seeks judicial review after watchdog rules child benefit data collection unlawful
It comes after an individual made a complaint about the repeated requests to provide information to claim child benefit.
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Aug 2nd 2019, 6:00 AM
# delayed payment
Problem over payment of child benefit to Irish parents 'resolved' following industry-wide banking issue
Customers with An Post, Ulster Bank and PTSB have been affected.
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Oct 2nd 2018, 2:28 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you support means testing the child benefit payment?
Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty said yesterday she supported the universality of the payment.
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Jun 6th 2018, 8:19 AM
# Childcare Costs
Social Protection Minister rules out means testing child benefit payment
Regina Doherty acknowledged that there are issues with the childcare system in Ireland but argued that means testing is cumbersome.
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Jun 5th 2018, 11:55 AM
# Childcare
Have kids? Here's what Budget 2018 means for parents
An increase to some child benefits, investment in the State’s free childcare scheme and more teachers are among the changes.
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Oct 10th 2017, 3:39 PM
# recommended
Poll: Should parents who don't get vaccinations for their children have child benefit cut in half?
Less than half of eligible girls began the series of HPV jabs last September, far lower than the target of 80%.
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May 3rd 2017, 9:22 AM
# budget2017
Giving parents a tax credit for childcare would have cost nearly €600m
Finance Minister Michael Noonan said providing tax credits for paid child care would fail an equity test.
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Oct 17th 2016, 6:05 AM
# U-turn
Child benefit will NOT be linked to school attendance
Leo Varadkar doesn’t think it would help.
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May 25th 2016, 4:49 PM
Voices
The Debate Room: Should Child Benefit be linked to school attendance?
The plan to link Child Benefit to children’s school attendance records has come under much scrutiny this week.
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May 14th 2016, 7:20 AM
# Your Say
Poll: Do you support child benefit being linked to school attendance?
A section of the draft programme for government includes a section proposing this.
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May 11th 2016, 9:35 AM
# the heartland
Here's how families will be affected by the Budget
Child Benefit is up by a fiver and the Respite Care Grant has been restored.
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Oct 13th 2015, 3:48 PM
# budget 2016
Here's everything we know about the Budget so far
The announcement is not until tomorrow but details are already emerging.
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Oct 12th 2015, 11:59 PM
# The leaks so far
Your USC is being cut, but what else do we know about Budget 2016?
With a month to go, the Budget leaks have begun in earnest.
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Sep 14th 2015, 8:30 PM
# parliamentary language
Joan slams social welfare fraudsters for 'giving two fingers to their neighbours'
Tens of millions of euro are overpaid each year.
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Jun 24th 2015, 8:30 PM
# pay out
€10m in child benefit was paid to people not entitled to it
The Department of Social Protection says it aims to minimise risks of fraud and eliminate incorrect payments.
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May 27th 2015, 6:01 AM
# kids and money
Some Leaving Cert students don't get Child Benefit - because of their age
This Senator thinks that should change.
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Jan 29th 2015, 6:30 AM
# imf warning
Child benefit is 'staying as it is', regardless of what the IMF says
The Coalition is standing its ground.
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Jan 28th 2015, 6:05 PM
# Savings
How much were fraudulent Child Benefit claims costing the country?
Around €130 million in the last two years.
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Dec 14th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Nope
Here's the 'child benefit' tweet a Cork bar was forced to apologise over
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Oct 15th 2014, 12:38 PM
# thinking ahead
Child benefit could be increased by even more than a fiver in Budget 2016
A small increase in child benefit was announced as part of the Budget yesterday.
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Oct 15th 2014, 11:10 AM
# budget 2015
Child Benefit: €5 extra per child, per month for parents
Brendan Howlin sprung the surprise increase this afternoon.
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Oct 14th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Reform
Howlin wants to know what you think about public bodies sharing data
A public consultation process has been announced ahead of the publication of the Data-Sharing and Governance Bill.
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Aug 3rd 2014, 7:30 AM
# Jobseekers
'No evidence' that disproportionately high number of migrants receive social welfare
A new study has found that the number in receipt of these payments are just a little or below the number in the work force.
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Jul 17th 2014, 7:15 AM
# Social Welfare
Here's what the social welfare budget paid for last year
Between pensions, jobseeker’s payments and allowances for children and carers, Joan Burton’s department spend €20.3 billion.
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Jul 9th 2014, 6:07 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Should child benefit be means-tested?
It’s one of the few remaining universal payments, but should it depend on how much money the parents make?
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Jun 9th 2014, 8:35 AM
Voices
Column: Our new tax code has created a 'hierarchy' of parenting
A recent change to child benefit is forcing separated parents into “primary” and a “secondary” roles.
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Apr 15th 2014, 1:00 PM
# Austerity
Families have seen monthly disposable income drop by €300 since 2008
A family with one parent has also seen its tax bill jump by 125 as a result of austerity policies, according to a new report.
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Oct 2nd 2013, 8:41 AM
# Child Benefit
Replacing child benefit with school attendance payment 'would save €100m'
TD Denis Naughten has said the payment of €130 would remain intact but would be based on school attendance under his proposal which he said could also help reduce truancy.
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Aug 23rd 2013, 6:15 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
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Aug 18th 2013, 8:54 AM
# Budget 2014
Minister: No one wants to cut child benefit, but it can’t be ruled out
“Clearly no one wants to reduce child benefit, but there will be cuts and there will be adjustments,” Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said of the social welfare budget this evening.
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Jul 25th 2013, 10:00 PM
# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
Everyone’s talking about water safety, Anglo emails and Irish sporting exploits.
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Jul 21st 2013, 8:00 PM
# Budget 2014
'No discussion' on cutting Child Benefit in Budget 2014
Is there a row in the camp over the issue?
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Jul 21st 2013, 1:15 PM
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