Irish social welfare recipients are in for several cash boosts this year in line with updated supports announced in Budget 2023.
In addition to these once-off payments, the Christmas Bonus will also land in many people’s accounts in a matter of weeks for those getting a long-term social welfare payment.
This year, the Christmas Bonus will be 100% of your normal weekly long-term social welfare payment - with a minimum payment is €20.
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The bonus will be paid with your social welfare payment the week starting December 5, 2022.
If you are getting Domiciliary Care Allowance, the bonus will be paid with your monthly payment in December 2022.
You can get a Christmas Bonus, if you are getting:
- Back to Education Allowance - people coming from jobseeker's payments need to be getting the Allowance for at least 12 months (312 days), but you may be able to use your time on your jobseeker’s payment to help you qualify.
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance - people coming from jobseeker's payments need to be getting the Allowance for at least 12 months (312 days), but you may be able to use your time on your jobseeker’s payment to help you qualify.
- Back to Work Family Dividend
- Benefit payment for 65 year olds
- Blind Pension
- Carer's Allowance and Carer's Benefit (including half-rate Carer's Allowance)
- Community Employment
- Deserted Wife's Allowance and Benefit
- Daily Expenses Allowance, formerly called Direct Provision Allowance for 12 months
- Disability Allowance
- Disablement Pension and Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension under the Occupational Injuries Scheme
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
- Farm Assist
- Guardian's Payment (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
- Invalidity Pension
- Jobseeker's Allowance for 12 months (312 days)
- Jobseeker's Transitional payment
- Magdalene Laundry Payment
- One-Parent Family Payment
- Partial Capacity Benefit
- Rural Social Scheme
- State Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance for 12 months
- Tús
- VTOS Allowance for people coming from jobseeker's payments. You must be getting the Allowance for at least 12 months (312 days), but you may be able to use your time on your jobseeker’s payment to help you qualify.
- Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
If you were getting 2 eligible social welfare payments - for example, a One-Parent Family Payment and the Domiciliary Care Allowance or a half-rate Carer’s Allowance as well as your primary payment - you got the Christmas Bonus for both payments.
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