Frances Fitzgerald
Question:381 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the annual cost of giving £50 per week to every child under one a child benefit increase. [25093/00]
Written Answers. - Social Welfare Benefits.
It is estimated that increasing child benefit to £50 per week for every qualifying child under one would cost an additional £113 million in a full year.
Frances Fitzgerald
Question:382 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the annual cost of increasing child benefit to every child to £25 per week. [25094/00]
It is estimated that increasing child benefit to £25 per week for each qualifying child would cost an additional £802 million in a full year.
Frances Fitzgerald
Question:383 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the annual cost of increasing child benefit to £25 per week for every child under five. [25095/00]
It is estimated that increasing child benefit to £25 per week for every qualifying child under five would cost an additional £207 million in a full year.
Frances Fitzgerald
Question:384 Ms Fitzgerald asked the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs the estimated annual cost of increasing maternity benefit by four, six, eight and ten weeks. [25096/00]
The estimated full year cost of extending the duration of maternity benefit is as follows – £12.74 million for four weeks, £19.11 million for six weeks, £25.48 million for eight weeks, and £31.85 million for ten weeks.