§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the estimated total cost to the taxpayer paying British family allowances to the families resident in the Republic of Eire and of citizens of the Irish Republic working in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DeanFamilies in receipt of family allowances in this country who go to the Irish Republic temporarily can continue to receive the allowance for up to six months; the cost of this provision is not known. Families who go to the Irish Republic permanently do not receive family allowances from the United Kingdom. Citizens of the Irish Republic working in the United Kingdom, having left their children in the Irish Republic, do not receive United Kingdom family allowances. Fresh rules, applicable to EEC countries, will apply from 1st April 1973.
§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether citizens of the British Commonwealth, working in the United Kingdom, are entitled to claim British family allowances in respect of their children living in their country of origin.