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Child Benefit

All time
Opinion
The Debate Room: Should Child Benefit be linked to school attendance?
Caitriona O'Neill and William Gallagher
14 May 2016
1.6k
99
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you support child benefit being linked to school attendance?
11 May 2016
34.7k
215
the heartland
Here's how families will be affected by the Budget
13 Oct 2015
18.4k
39
budget 2016
Here's everything we know about the Budget so far
12 Oct 2015
33.9k
95
The leaks so far
Your USC is being cut, but what else do we know about Budget 2016?
14 Sep 2015
46.9k
101
parliamentary language
Joan slams social welfare fraudsters for 'giving two fingers to their neighbours'
24 Jun 2015
26.0k
138
pay out
€10m in child benefit was paid to people not entitled to it
27 May 2015
21.5k
46
kids and money
Some Leaving Cert students don't get Child Benefit - because of their age
29 Jan 2015
48.8k
50
imf warning
Child benefit is 'staying as it is', regardless of what the IMF says
28 Jan 2015
17.6k
81
Savings
How much were fraudulent Child Benefit claims costing the country?
14 Dec 2014
16.3k
85
Nope
Here's the 'child benefit' tweet a Cork bar was forced to apologise over
15 Oct 2014
9.7k
7
thinking ahead
Child benefit could be increased by even more than a fiver in Budget 2016
15 Oct 2014
11.0k
52
budget 2015
Child Benefit: €5 extra per child, per month for parents
14 Oct 2014
21.1k
101
Reform
Howlin wants to know what you think about public bodies sharing data
3 Aug 2014
6.4k
38
Jobseekers
'No evidence' that disproportionately high number of migrants receive social welfare
17 Jul 2014
11.0k
82
Social Welfare
Here's what the social welfare budget paid for last year
9 Jul 2014
20.4k
76
The Daily Poll
Poll: Should child benefit be means-tested?
9 Jun 2014
21.3k
188
financial distress
Column: Our new tax code has created a 'hierarchy' of parenting
Dr Anthony Leddin
15 Apr 2014
176
12
Austerity
Families have seen monthly disposable income drop by €300 since 2008
2 Oct 2013
5.1k
47
Child Benefit
Replacing child benefit with school attendance payment 'would save €100m'
23 Aug 2013
14.7k
127
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here are nine things you want to know as you start your day.
18 Aug 2013
9.1k
18
Budget 2014
Minister: No one wants to cut child benefit, but it can’t be ruled out
25 Jul 2013
13.1k
211
News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
21 Jul 2013
11.5k
Budget 2014
'No discussion' on cutting Child Benefit in Budget 2014
21 Jul 2013
10.3k
88
Election Promises
Pat Rabbitte: ‘I never said election promises were worthless’
2 Jun 2013
12.0k
69
Not the News
Fine Gael TDs on Twitter and free GP care : The week's news skewed
11 May 2013
5.4k
13
Social Welfare
€669 million saved through social welfare control measures in 2012
8 Mar 2013
10.7k
76
Leinster House
Oireachtas agenda: Flooding, Magdalenes and child benefit
26 Feb 2013
3.7k
2
Social Welfare
New child benefit will hurt poorer families, says Vincent de Paul
21 Feb 2013
6.1k
93
Opinion
Column: It’s easy for ministers on high salaries to ignore the importance of child benefit
Nessa Toale
20 Feb 2013
370
110
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
20 Feb 2013
5.6k
Child Benefit
Only 61pc of families to receive full child benefit payments under new proposals
20 Feb 2013
10.7k
127
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.
20 Feb 2013
8.9k
18
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are nine things to know before you start your day.
16 Feb 2013
15.9k
10
Budget 2013
Budget 2013: what measures kick in today
1 Jan 2013
15.1k
67
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
19 Dec 2012
5.3k
3
Budget 2013
Seanad vote could delay Budget's welfare cuts by three months
16 Dec 2012
8.7k
32
Conflict
Keaveney criticises 'cynicism' of ministers over his voting against government
15 Dec 2012
8.6k
55
labour of love
Gilmore hints at plan to remove Keaveney as Labour chair
14 Dec 2012
6.6k
94
Colm Keaveney
Keaveney "determined" to remain Labour party chairman
13 Dec 2012
7.1k
42
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