Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 July 2025
522. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing qualified child rates by €6 for children under 12 and €15 for children 12; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35642/25]
View answerThe cost of increasing the Child Support Payment (formerly the Increase for a Qualified Child) for children under 12 years, from the current rate of €50 by €6 to €56 per week, and of increasing the Child Support Payment for children aged 12 years and over, from the current rate of €62 by €15 to €77 per week is total cost of €145 million in a full year.
The above costings are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2025. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2025.
