Newborn Baby grants arrive for Mayo families this week

Mayo families welcoming newborn babies this year will be the first to avail of the first Newborn Baby Grant payments from the government.

The grants, which will apply for every child born after December 1, 2024, are to be included with the first Child Benefit payment.

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The sum of €280 will be given to 80 families in the county, with 4,400 parents across the country receiving the grant.

For Fine Gael TD for Mayo Kiera Keogh, the grant represents a welcome addition to new parents’ coffers at an expensive time for them.

"The birth of a baby is one of the happiest occasions in a family's life, but it also comes with many expenses,” she stated.  “This grant is an important step in ensuring that parents have the financial support they need at a crucial time.

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“Families in Mayo, like those across the country, face significant costs when welcoming a new baby, and this payment will help ease some of that burden."

The grant is anticipated to cost the government €15 million per year, with 54,000 children projected to be born in 2025.