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Second tier benefit scheme could take 40,000 children out of poverty

A report published yesterday by the ESRI recommended a second tier of child benefit. The benefit would be heavily means tested and would aim to address chronic child poverty for the most vulnerable families in Ireland.     Kieran was joined by Tanya Ward CEO of Children’s Rights Alliance and Louise Bayliss, spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids)...

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16.00 7 Sep 2023


Second tier benefit scheme could take 40,000 children out of poverty


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A report published yesterday by the ESRI recommended a second tier of child benefit. The benefit would be heavily means tested and would aim to address chronic child poverty for the most vulnerable families in Ireland.  

 

Kieran was joined by Tanya Ward CEO of Children’s Rights Alliance and Louise Bayliss, spokesperson of SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of Kids)...


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