Social welfare Ireland: One major group won't be receiving December’s cost of living double payment
by Shauna Bannon Ward · RSVP LiveOne major group won't be receiving the cost of living double payment due in December.
The Christmas Bonus is a once-off double week payment for people getting a long-term social welfare payment.
You do not need to apply for the Bonus. If you qualify, you’ll automatically get it.
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Here is everything you need to know about the Christmas Bonus
When is the Christmas Bonus paid?
A Christmas Bonus of 100% will be paid the week starting 2 December 2024 to people getting a qualifying social welfare payment.
Who qualifies for the Christmas Bonus?
People who are getting the following payments will get the Christmas Bonus.
- Back to Education Allowance
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
- Back to Work Family Dividend
- Beneficiary of Temporary Protection Weekly Payment
- Blind Pension
- Carer's Allowance
- Carer's Benefit
- Community Employment
- Daily Expenses Allowance (long term)
- Deserted Wife's Allowance
- Deserted Wife's Benefit
- Disability Allowance
- Disablement Benefit
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
- Farm Assist
- Guardian's Payment
- Illness Benefit (long -term)
- Invalidity Pension
- Job Initiative Scheme
- Jobseeker's Allowance (long term)
- Jobseeker's Transitional Payment
- Magdalen Commission Scheme
- Death Benefit Scheme (under the Occupational Injuries Scheme)
- One-Parent Family Payment
- Partial Capacity Benefit
- Rural Social Scheme
- State Pension (Contributory)
- State Pension (Non-contributory)
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance (long-term)
- Tús (community work placement initiative)
- Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension
- Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-contributory) Pension
- Work Placement Experience Programme
Are there any payments that do not qualify?
Fuel Allowance is not a qualifying payment for the Christmas Bonus, they will receive a once-off payment of €300 in the week beginning 4 November 2024.