Well soon you might be able to?

The Department of Social Protection is looking at ways to let people opt out of child benefit.

At the moment, every family with children is entitled to the €140 a month payment.

However Minister Joan Burton is said to be examining how those who don’t feel they need it could either opt out, or hand the cash back to the state.

Around 600,000 families get child benefit each month, which costs about €2 billion a year.

Would you opt out of receiving the payment if you could?

Do you feel you are entitled to it even though you might not necessarily need the money?