232. Deputy Alan Farrell asked the Minister for Social Protection the cost of increasing the child support payment for each child under 12 to €80 and for each child over 12 to €100 per week. [43785/24]

The total cost of increasing the Child Support Payment for children under 12 from the current rate of €46 to €80 per week is €377.8M.

The total cost of increasing the Child Support Payment for children over 12 from the current rate of €54 to €100 per week is €188.3M.

Budget 2025 will increase the weekly rate of the Child Support Payment for children under 12 from €46 per week to €50 per week with effect from January 2025.

Budget 2025 will increase the weekly rate of the Child Support Payment for children aged 12 and over from €54 per week to €62 per week with effect from January 2025.

The above costings are on a full year basis and are based on the estimated number of recipients in 2025. It should be noted that these costings are subject to change in the context of emerging trends and associated revision of the estimated numbers of recipients for 2025.