Revenue eBrief No. 104/26

22 May 2026

Single Person Child Carer Tax Credit

Tax and Duty Manual Part 15-01-41 - Single Person Child Carer Credit - has been updated as follows:

  • Paragraph 1 has been amended to remove a reference to One Parent Family Tax Credit which has not been available since 2013.
  • References to the year 2026 have replaced references to earlier tax years.
  • The table in Paragraph 1 has been updated to include the increased value of the credit for 2025 and 2026.
  • Guidance on relinquishing a claim has been updated in Paragraph 5.
  • References to entering a civil partnership have been removed as couples can no longer enter into a civil partnership in Ireland.
  • Various minor corrections and rewordings have been made to the manual.