Social Welfare Act 2012

Child benefit — amendments.

8.— (1) Section 221 of the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following subsection for subsection (1) (amended by section 8 of the Act of 2011):

“(1) Subject to this Act, a qualified person shall be paid a monthly benefit—

(a) of the amount set out in column (2) of Part 4 of Schedule 4 for a qualified child referred to in column (1) of that Part of that Schedule opposite that amount for any entitlement to child benefit that occurs during the period beginning on 1 January 2013 and expiring on 31 December 2013, and

(b) of €130 for each qualified child in respect of any entitlement to child benefit that occurs on or after1 January 2014.”.

(2) Schedule 4 to the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following Part for Part 4 (amended by section 8 of the Act of 2011):

“PART 4

AMOUNTS OF CHILD BENEFIT DURING THEPERIOD BEGINNING ON 1 JANUARY 2013AND EXPIRING ON 31 DECEMBER 2013

Qualified child in respect of whom child benefit is payable

(1)

Monthly rate of child benefit payable per qualified child during the period beginning on 1 January 2013 and expiring on 31 December 2013

(2)

1. Each of the first 3 qualified children

2. Each qualified child in excess of 3 qualified children

130.00

140.00

”.

(3) This section comes into operation on 1 January 2013.