€140 a month, every month
Child Benefit lands on the first Tuesday of each month for every child under 16, whatever your income. It's the easiest money in the house to give a job.
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Give it a job
Many parents send it straight to a separate account for the baby's costs: nappies, formula, clothes, childcare. Then you can see exactly what the baby costs.
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Write down everything that leaves your account in a month, then everything that comes in. Most families find one or two subscriptions or direct debits they'd forgotten.
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Maternity Benefit is €299 a week in 2026 and €309 from January 2027. If that's less than your pay, plan for the gap months before your leave starts.
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MABS, the Money Advice and Budgeting Service, is free and confidential. Ring 0818 07 2000, Monday to Friday, 9am to 8pm.
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Your pay gap on maternity leave
Your take-home pay against Maternity Benefit, a month and over the leave. All free Lullagram tools
Your family's money dates, in Lullagram.
Free reminders before every payment and deadline, from pregnancy to your child's 2nd birthday, plus your pregnancy and baby tracker in one app. Made in Ireland.
Sources, checked 27 October 2026: Citizens Information, Citizens Information. General information, not financial advice; it doesn't know your circumstances. Lullagram Limited isn't authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland to give financial advice, so for a decision about your own money, talk to a regulated adviser.