Seán Sherlock
Question:728. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Social Protection the estimated cost to the Exchequer of expanding child benefit to students until they finish formal education. [36620/23]
View answerTuesday, 25 July 2023
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The estimated full-year cost of extending Child Benefit to 18-20 year olds in secondary school is €70.5m.
This costing is based on the estimated school enrolment numbers and is subject to change in light of emerging trends in those numbers and subsequent revisions.
Any extension of the Child Benefit scheme in this manner would need to be considered in an overall Budgetary and policy context.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.