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Thursday, 7 December 2023

Questions (247)

Jim O'Callaghan

Question:

247. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Social Protection the breakdown of the number of families in each county receiving the double child benefit payment; and the number of children in each county in respect of whom a payment was made, in tabular form. [54379/23]

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Minister for Social Protection

Child Benefit is a monthly payment to the parents or guardians of children under 16 years of age. Child Benefit can also be claimed for children aged 16 and 17, if they are in full-time education or full-time training or have a disability and cannot support themselves.

A double payment for those in receipt of Child Benefit payments issued on 5th of December 2023. The provision of this double payment plus the extension of Child Benefit to 18-year-olds in full-time education was one of my key priorities as part of Budget 2024.

650,000 families will receive the double Child Benefit payment in respect of over 1.2million children.

Please find attached, the number of families in each county that will receive the double child benefit payment on 5th of December 2023. The specific number of children, by county, who will be the beneficiaries of this payment is displayed below.

County Breakdown of Child Benefit Recipients:

County	Number of Families	Number of Children
Clare	14,958	28,507
Cork	72,321	136,186
Cavan	10,781	21,163
Carlow	9,001	16,648
Donegal	22,466	43,966
Dublin	172,020	309,397
Galway	33,746	64,820
Kildare	35,183	64,933
Kilkenny	11,697	22,574
Kerry	19,013	35,185
Longford	6,031	11,806
Louth	20,671	38,440
Limerick	26,457	49,882
Leitrim	4,375	8,636
Laois	11,762	22,531
Meath	30,709	57,904
Monaghan	8,394	17,111
Mayo	16,699	32,547
Offaly	10,530	19,985
Roscommon	8,145	16,121
Sligo	8,437	16,273
Tipperary	21,967	42,194
Waterford	16,798	31,367
Westmeath	13,439	25,370
Wicklow	21,338	39,282
Wexford	21,881	40,639

I trust this helps clarify the position for the Deputy.