Social welfare recipients are being reminded that they can expect a €200 bonus to land in their accounts on Monday.
The long awaited bonus was originally announced back in February by the government as part of the cost of living package.
It is the first bonus payment of a few that will be rolled out to specific groups over the coming months.
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Here's everything you need to know about the €200 social welfare bonus, including when exactly you can expect it, who won't be getting it and the possibility of future bonuses.
When is it paid?
It is understood that it is due to land in accounts from Monday, April 24.
In a statement to RSVP Live, The Department of Social Protection confirmed the date of payment, saying: "The April cost of living payment is due to issue in the week commencing the 24th of April.
"This will be issued along with a customer’s main qualifying payment in this week."
This means that if you usually get your social welfare payment on a Monday, you will get the bonus on that day as well.
Who is getting it?
The same groups that received the Christmas bonus in 2022 are eligible for this €200 bonus lump sum, including those on jobseekers payments or illness benefit for over 12 months, and people in receipt of the Working Family Payment.
These groups are:
- Back to Education Allowance
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
- 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 Benefit
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
- Farm Assist
- Guardian's Payment (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
- Illness Benefit for 12 months or more
- 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
- Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
Working Family Payment recipients who are yet to receive their first payment, will also get it at the end of April.
Who won't get the bonus?
There are a number of people who will not receive the payment. This €200 lump sum payment will be given to people who are on social welfare supports for longer than 12 months.
If you have been on your social welfare payment for less than that, you will not be eligible for the €200 cash boost.
As well as this, even if you receive two of the social welfare payments, you will only get one €200 bonus, not multiple.
Will there be more bonuses?
In June, parents will get a Child Benefit bonus of €100 and there will be another bonus later this year as part of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.
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