Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2022
655. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost of increasing the qualified child increase payment rate by €1 for children under 12 years of age and over 12 years of age respectively for the period 27 September to 31 December 2022 and for the period from 21 January to 31 December 2023. [38101/22]
View answerThe estimated costs of increasing the Qualified Child Increase payment rate by €1 per week for the period 27 September to 31 December 2022 and, as clarified with the Deputy, from 1 January to 31 December 2023 are shown in the table below:
|
Full year |
14 weeks (27/09/22 - 31/12/22) |
|
|
€m |
€m |
|
|
Cost for children aged under 12 (€m) |
10.4 |
2.8 |
|
Cost for children aged 12 and over (€m) |
5.8 |
1.6 |
|
Overall Cost (€m) |
16.2 |
4.4 |
These costings are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2022 and are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
