Child Benefit payment has now been paid to almost 60,000 18-year-olds across the country.
This news comes after it was confirmed earlier this year that the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, extended the payment to 18-year-olds who are in full-time education or who have a disability.
The Minister has today announced that Child Benefit has already been paid to over 58,000 18-year-olds so far this year for the very first time.
Minister Humphreys secured Government approval to extend Child Benefit to 18-year-olds from May 1, 2024 as part of Budget 2024.
Child Benefit is now being paid to anyone who is 18 and in full-time education, or who has a disability, up until their 19th birthday. Child Benefit is paid at a rate of €140 per month.
Speaking today, Minister Humphreys stated, “I am delighted to see so many young people and their families benefiting from this extension of child benefit, a vital support for hard working families”.
“This measure which I successfully brought through Government is now being felt in the pockets of families all over the country”.
“Children are starting primary school that little bit later at age 5 and many are also doing transition year as part of their secondary school education”.
Humphreys added, “The extension of Child Benefit to 18 Year Olds in Full-Time Education or with a disability is a long term change for the better which will support all families across Ireland into the future”.
