Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2002

Child benefit (new rates).

2.—(1) The Fourth Schedule to the Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for Part III (inserted by section 34 of the Act of 2001):

“PART III

AMOUNTS OF CHILD BENEFIT

Amount for each of first 2 children

Amount for each child in excess of 2

(1)

(2)

€117.60

€147.30

(2) This section comes into operation on 1 April 2002.