Parents could qualify for a €330 social welfare payment as a result of a recent rule change.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys recently signed new regulations which will make sure that Domiciliary Care Allowance is paid out to families of children who remain in hospital after their birth. Previously, Domiciliary Care Allowance was only paid in respect of children who were being cared for at home or who were subsequently admitted to hospital but the new changes mean that children who remain in hospital after birth also qualify for the payment, says RSVP Live.
Approximately 100 children and their families will benefit from the rule change, according to a government release. In Budget 2022, the timeframe for which the allowance is paid for children who are subsequently admitted to hospital was also doubled from 13 weeks to 26 weeks.
