The extra payment is being introduced in a bid to tackle the cost of living crisis
.As well as additional Child Benefit payments, parents will also receive an extra €100 for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.They will also be given a €200 lump sum payment. This payment is only for people who have been on social welfare for longer than a year.
Those on the Working Family Payment will also be given €200 if they do not qualify for the extra payment based on another social welfare payment.AdvertisementThe additional payments are set to help parents with the ongoing cost of living crisis.Calls to extend fuel allowance.Earlier this month, it was revealed that the number of families struggling to heat their homes has doubled.
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