Payment date changed for October double social welfare bonus

Cost of living Ireland: Payment date changed for October double social welfare bonus

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The payment date for the October double social welfare bonus has been changed.

Qualifying recipients were expecting to start receiving their double payment from the week starting Monday, 28 October, however, this won’t be the case anymore.

It was confirmed that due to the Bank Holiday, people will receive their cash boost earlier.

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The Department of Social Protection issued a statement updating the payment timeline for the October bonus.

They said: “Monday October 28 is a Bank Holiday and as a result, any Social Welfare payments due to be in your account on Monday 28 October will now be paid on Friday 25 October instead. Payments will be paid as normal on Tuesday 29 October.”

The double week payment will be given to people getting a long-term social welfare weekly payment.

This will be in addition to the Christmas Bonus, but the bonus will be given to the same people.

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You are paid a Christmas Bonus and the October 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 time on 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 Deserted Wife's Benefit
  • Daily Expenses Allowance for 12 months or more
  • 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
  • Job Initiative Scheme
  • Jobseeker's Allowance for 12 months (312 days or more)
  • Jobseeker's Transitional payment
  • Magdalene Commission Scheme
  • Death Benefit Scheme (under the Occupational Injuries Scheme)
  • One-Parent Family Payment
  • Partial Capacity Benefit
  • Rural Social Scheme
  • State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory)
  • Supplementary Welfare Allowance for 12 months (364 days or more)
  • Tús
  • Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
  • Work Placement Experience Programme (if your primary payment is a qualifying social welfare payment)

You will get a Christmas Bonus if you are getting a VTOS or Youthreach training allowance for at least 12 months. If you were getting a qualifying payment (see list above) immediately before your training allowance, you can combine this time to reach 12 months.

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