Those who are currently collecting social welfare payments will soon be receiving the Christmas Bonus payment for 2021.
The bonus will be paid between December 6 and December 10.
This year, the Christmas Bonus will be 100% of the social welfare payment a person is currently in receipt of.
The minimum payment will be €20.
If a recipient is getting two eligible welfare payments, then the applicant will receive a Christmas Bonus for both.
The bonus will also be paid to those currently in receipt of the PUP payment.
It's estimated that 311,270 people on the PUP will be able to claim the Christmas Bonus, totalling over €93 million.
People in receipt of the following social welfare payments in 2021 will receive the Christmas Bonus welfare payment:
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
- COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP)
- Blind Pension
- Carer's Allowance and Benefit (including half-rate Carer's Allowance)
- Community Employment
- Deserted Wife's Allowance and Benefit
- Daily Expenses Allowance, formerly called Direct Provision Allowance (long-term only - 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
- Job Initiative
- Jobseeker's Allowance (for at least 104 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 (long-term only - 12 months)
- Tús
- Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
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