Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 section 161D

Amount of increases payable in respect of a qualified child normally residing with beneficiary

Section 161D reduces the qualified child increase to half rate where the beneficiary's spouse, civil partner or cohabitant is also receiving social welfare payments.

• Applies where the qualified child normally resides with both the beneficiary and their spouse, civil partner or cohabitant
• The child increase is reduced to half the standard amount when the other adult receives certain social welfare payments
• Triggering payments include benefits, assistance, allowances and pensions under the Act, but not supplementary welfare allowance
• Prevents overlapping full child increases being paid to the same household