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Access to child benefit for Irish citizen children in Direct Provision

Access to child benefit for Irish citizen children in Direct Provision

On 21st November 2019, the Supreme Court overturned the Court of Appeal ruling which would have allowed parents in direct provision with Irish citizen children or children with a legal residence status apply for child benefit. The Supreme Court found that the provisions of the Social Welfare Act, which required the parents to be habitually resident […]

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