Only 4% of migrant workers get child payment

ONLY 4% of EU migrant workers who applied for a social welfare payment for their children living outside Ireland are receiving the annual €1,000 allowance.

The Department of Social and Family Affairs has confirmed the vast majority of 15,000 applicants for the childcare supplement are still waiting to have their claims processed.

The Dáil Public Accounts Committee heard yesterday that 80% of all applications came for Polish citizens.