1,457 families in the Northern Sound region have availed of the Newborn Baby Grant.
That's according to figures released earlier in the week.
As part of Budget 2025, the Department of Social Protection introduced the Newborn Baby Grant, a once off payment of €280 designed to help families meet the material needs of a newborn baby or a newly adopted child.
The grant is paid automatically alongside the first month of Child Benefit, meaning parents do not need to make a separate application.
1,457 Newborn Baby Grants were issued to 1,434 families in Cavan and Monaghan in 2025.
In Cavan, 813 families received the grant, while in Monaghan the figure stood at 621.
In its first year, the Newborn Baby Grant was paid nationally in respect of 49,841 children, at a total cost of approximately €14 million.
