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When are Social Welfare Payments and Pandemic Unemployment Payments made for Christmas and New Year

Social Welfare Payments and Pandemic Unemployment Payments will be made for Christmas and New Year on the following days. If you receive a weekly social welfare payment, you will get your payment as usual during the week commencing Monday, December ...

16 Dec 2020 at 21:30

National News

Irish parents warned of date change for August child benefit payment

Some Irish parents are set to receive early child benefit payment this summer. This August, eligible parents will get child benefit payments from the social welfare a weekend earlier than expected, before August 5. The payments will be handed out ...

08 Jul 2024 at 14:39

National News

What Budget 2025 means for me? All the measures including tax cuts and cash boosts

After much speculation as to what people could expect in Budget 2025, today Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe laid out exactly what the Government has targeted in this year's budget....

01 Oct 2024 at 15:39

National News

Thousands to lose €1,300 social welfare monthly payment unless government extends it

Thousands of people could see their €1,300 a month social welfare payment end unless the government announces an extension. The Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) was first introduced in 2022 and has remained in place for three years. However, ...

12 Mar 2025 at 07:52

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Single parents in Laois are in 'desperate poverty' over housing crisis says councillor

Young single mothers in Laois are falling into "desperate poverty" because of the low housing rental allowance, says a local councillor. Cllr Paschal McEvoy, chairman of the Graiguecullen Portarlington Municipal District, has slammed the ...

18 May 2017 at 15:49

National News

Government urged to raise social welfare rates by €40 per month

A justice advocacy organisation is calling on the government to raise social welfare rates by €10 per week. The call comes from Social Justice Ireland, which is seeking commitment to standardise rates at 27.5% of average earnings over a ...

06 Sept 2021 at 15:59

Local News

Many Laois people to get double social welfare payment in January

Thousands of Laois people are among the over 1.3 million social welfare recipients in Ireland in line to receive a double payment in January. People who qualify for 32 different social welfare schemes will automatically receive an ...

01 Jan 2024 at 15:52

Local News

Payment dates for cost-of-living supports announced

From the end of October onwards, Irish households will begin to receive supports and lump sum payments as part of the Budget 2025 rollout. November will see the beginning of Budget 2025's cost-of-living supports being rolled out ...

08 Oct 2024 at 12:20

National News

Parents can claim social welfare payment of up to €285 per child this summer

Parents will be able to claim a social welfare payment of €285 this summer, but must qualify for three particular requirements. Applications for the back to school payment will open this June, which will help with everything ...

27 Mar 2024 at 12:39

Covid-19

EXPLAINER: When will the 2020 Christmas Bonus payment be paid and who is entitled to it?

Over 1.6 million social welfare recipients across Ireland will receive the Christmas Bonus this December, with the payments expected to cost €390 million according to the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys. ...

30 Nov 2020 at 16:26

National News

Slashes to welfare payments for Ukrainian refugees sparks 'concern' from Ukrainian Ambassador

Plans to cut the social welfare payments of Ukrainian refugees in Ireland has sparked concern from the Ukrainian Ambassador to Ireland, Larysa Gerasko. Payments will be cut significantly from €232 a week to just €38.80 ...

15 May 2024 at 10:06

National News

Double child benefit, energy credits and bonus pension pay - how to claim extra funds after Budget 2025

The Government has unveiled its multi-billion euro Budget today, with a highly anticipated cost-of-living package. The Coalition has promised further tax cuts, social welfare payment increases and spending on ...

01 Oct 2024 at 14:43

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