Provision for twins criticised

Parents of twins are outraged by the child benefit provisions in the Budget, said Ms Mairead Hilliard, of Parents of Twins Ireland…

Parents of twins are outraged by the child benefit provisions in the Budget, said Ms Mairead Hilliard, of Parents of Twins Ireland. Parents with two children will get £60 a month from September but parents of triplets will get £198 because child benefit is doubled for them, she said.

Her association has been campaigning for a double payment for twins and she said the issue would be tested in the Court unless it was resolved.

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