New plan for higher Child Benefit if you have three or more children

Social welfare shake-up to look at larger payments for families with more than two children€140 monthly payment for every child, regardless of family income, to stay in placeBudget talks will examine how to target top-up supports to combat child poverty

Social welfare shake-up to look at bigger payments for larger families

Fionnán Sheahan

In France it’s known as the “prime a la naissance”.

Roughly translated as the “birth bonus”, it’s a payment of €1,084 given during the seventh month of pregnancy to help with upcoming bills before the baby is born.