Oireachtas Committee to discuss two-tiered child benefit system

The prospect of adopting a two-tiered child benefit system will today be discussed by the Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection.

The prospect of adopting a two-tiered child benefit system will today be discussed by the Oireactais Committee on Social Protection.

It follows the publication of a report last month, which recommends that the current rate of €130 a month per child be slashed to €100 a month, with top-ups for low-income families.