Budget will include measures equivalent to second-tier child benefit, Taoiseach confirms

Budget will include measures equivalent to second-tier child benefit, Taoiseach confirms

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has clarified that while a specific second-tier child benefit payment will not feature in next month’s budget, “measures that are more or less equivalent” will be introduced to support low-income families. The clarification follows apparent confusion after Social Protection Minister Dara Calleary stated yesterday that the payment would not be included in … Read more