Written answers
Thursday, 24 October 2019
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Qualified Child Increase Payments
Willie O'Dea (Limerick City, Fianna Fail)
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317. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the estimated full-year cost of increasing the qualified child increase in each age bracket by €2, €3, €4 and €5, respectively, taking into account increases announced in budget 2020 in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44079/19]
Regina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The costings sought by the Deputy are detailed in the following table:
Qualified Child Increase | €2 increase | €3 increase | €4 increase | €5 increase |
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Children under 12 years cost of increase | €20.2m | €30.2m | €40.3m | €50.4m |
Children aged 12 and over cost of increase | €11.8m | €17.7m | €23.5m | €29.4m |
Total cost of increase | €32.0m | €47.9m | €63.8m | €79.8m |
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 beneficiaries for 2020.
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