Budget 2027 announcements. Implementation dates vary. · By K Imports

Budget 2027: Working Family and Child Support payments

The €30 Working Family Payment threshold increase and €6 child-dependent weekly increases.

Sources checked 2026-10-07.

Who it affects and when

Audience: Working families and households receiving qualifying child-dependent additions.

Timing: Announced within the 2027 welfare package; check the scheme's payment implementation.

Working Family Payment: Income limits increase by €30 per week for every family size. This is a threshold increase, not an automatic €30 increase in the payment itself.
Child Support Payment: The weekly child-dependent rate increases by €6: under-12 rate €58 to €64, and age-12-and-over rate €78 to €84.
Benefit distinction: Child Support Payment is a qualifying addition linked to a welfare payment. It is not the same as the monthly Child Benefit payment.

Use the income limit for your actual family size.
Check which qualifying payment provides the child-dependent addition.
Keep recurring changes separate from one-off supports when estimating household cash flow.