Re: illness benifit child dependent increase??
Taken from SW website:
You will get the full rate Increase for an Qualified Child if you get an Increase for a Qualified Adult for your spouse/partner or you are a lone parent.
You will only get a half rate Increase for a Qualified Child if your spouse/partner has an income of over €310 a week or has a social welfare payment in their own right. If you and your spouse/partner are each getting a social welfare payment you will each get half the Increase for a Qualified Child.
You will not get any Increase for a Qualified Child if you are claiming Illness Benefit, Injury Benefit, Health and Safety Benefit, Jobseeker's Benefit or Incapacity Supplement and your spouse's or partner's gross income is over €400.