Double payments of child benefit to be issued from today

The payment is the second of eight planned lump sum payments being given to families and vulnerable persons amid the current cost of living crisis.  Picture: PA

More than 630,000 families will get a double child benefit payment from today, as part of the Government’s efforts to tackle the cost of living crisis.

The payment of €280 is being paid out in respect of 1.2m children in 638,000 families, Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys said.