The Green Party has always said that parents should be able to focus on welcoming their newborns into the world without having to worry about the costs of having a child, such as a new buggy, cot, car seat, clothes, mattresses, sterilisers, nappies and much, much more.
No one should have to go into debt when having a baby so this increased child benefit payment will be a significant help to people.
The move is part of a major push the Budget to put money into the pockets of new parents struggling to pay bills.
New parents will see a €15 weekly increase in maternity, paternity, and parents' benefits, raising the weekly rate through the schemes to €289.
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