The scoop
Child Benefit in Ireland is a universal payment of €140 a month for each child, whatever your income. Twins get one and a half times the rate.
For babies born or adopted on or after 1 December 2024, a New Baby Grant of €280 per child is paid with the first month of Child Benefit.
How to claim it
- 1
Register your baby's birth.
- 2
Child Benefit is often set up automatically after the birth is registered; otherwise apply through MyWelfare.
- 3
The New Baby Grant is added to the first payment.
Who qualifies
- Child living in Ireland
- Universal: no income test