I know that this is not a legal question, but I would really appreciate if you would please list the dates that various welfare payments announced in the Budget are due to be paid. I heard that they are available online but I am not very good with computers. Thank you.
Once Off Payments:
Week starting October 28
A double week payment to people getting a long-term social welfare weekly
payment (in addition to the Christmas Bonus).
Week starting November 4
€400 to people getting the Working Family Payment
€400 to people getting Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Blind Pension
€300 to people getting Fuel Allowance
Tuesday November 5
Double payment of Child Benefit (€280 per child).
Week starting November 11
€200 to people getting the Living Alone Increase
€400 to people getting Domiciliary Care Allowance and/or the Carer’s Support
Grant
Week starting November 25
€100 Cost of Living payment for each child in respect of whom a Child Support
Payment is in payment.
Week starting December 2
Christmas Bonus double payment.
Tuesday December 3
Double payment of Child Benefit (€280 per child).
The maximum weekly rate of Maternity Benefit, Adoptive Benefit, Paternity Benefit and Parent’s Benefit will increase by €15 (January 2025). All other weekly social welfare payments will increase by €12 with proportional increases for qualified adults and people on reduced rates of payment (January 2025).