Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys this week announced that legislation has been passed in the Dáil to give effect to the extension of Child Benefit to 18-year-olds from May 1st. The local Minister secured agreement to extend Child Benefit to 18-year-olds as part of Budget 2024 with the measure due to be implemented from September.
However, the Minister recently secured Cabinet approval to introduce the changes four months earlier from May 1st. Legislation has now been passed in the Dáil to give effect to these changes. This means that from May 1st, Child Benefit will be paid to anyone who is 18 and in full-time education, or who has a disability, up until their 19th birthday. The measure will benefit around 60,000 children annually.
