Thousands of people across Ireland are in line to receive two once-off social welfare payments before Christmas.
A €500 Carer's Support Grant will be given to those eligible from the week starting Monday, November 21.
The social-welfare payment, which was formerly called Respite Care Grant, will be automatically paid to anybody receiving a Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance.
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In addition, those who receive a long-term social welfare payment of €20 or more will get a Christmas Bonus on December 5. They will get double what they usually receive.
Anybody who receives the following payments automatically qualifies for a Christmas Bonus:
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
Community Employment
Deserted Wife's Allowance and Benefit
Daily Expenses Allowance
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.
Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension
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