Bríd Smith
Question:1241. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated costs of raising certain payments (details supplied) to €350 per week. [40598/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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Maternity Benefit, Parent's Benefit and Paternity Benefit are paid at €250 per week. The estimated full year cost of increasing the rates of these payments by €100 to €350 per week is as follows:
|
Parent's Benefit |
Maternity Benefit |
Paternity Benefit |
|
€20,961,486 |
€105,705,827 |
€5,156,943 |
The costs shown above are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2022. 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.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.