The Government is to consider a once-off double payment of the monthly €140 child benefit sum as part of a cost-of-living package to be announced on Budget day.
Those in receipt of a child benefit payments could be in line for a €280 one-off payment if they have one child or €560 if they have two.
If the Government agrees to the policy, parents will receive a huge boost, with a family with three children eligible to receive €840.
