Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 December 2013
180. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Social Protection if entitlement to child benefit continues to exist after 3 January 2014 in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55048/13]
View answerChild Benefit is paid up to and including the month of a child’s 16th birthday and continues to the month of the 18th birthday provided the child is in full-time education. In order for payment to continue after the age of sixteen, it is necessary for the school to certify that the child is in full-time education and will be until the age of eighteen.
In the case of the person concerned, a completed application form was received and child benefit was awarded to January 2014, the month of the 18th birthday. Child benefit is not paid after the month of the 18th birthday even if the child remains in full-time education.
