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Social welfare Ireland: Three groups not receiving October bonus payment from tomorrow

by · RSVP Live

The October bonus payment is set to be paid out starting tomorrow, as announced in Budget 2025. This one-off payment will be equivalent to a double week of the usual social welfare payment, similar to the annual Christmas bonus.

Although it's scheduled to be paid from Monday, October 28, some recipients may receive it earlier due to the bank holiday. Those who typically receive their social welfare payment on Mondays can expect the October bonus to be deposited into their accounts on Friday, the 25th.

The eligibility criteria for the October bonus payment are the same as for the Christmas bonus. However, recipients of the Fuel Allowance, Working Family Payment, and Maternity Benefit are excluded from both bonuses.

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Instead, they will receive separate payments: a €300 one-off payment for Fuel Allowance recipients and a €400 lump sum for Working Family Payment recipients, both scheduled for the week of November 4th. Maternity Benefit recipients will see a €15 per week increase, as well as a one-off "baby boost" of €420 for newborns, as agreed upon in Budget 2025.

The following social welfare payments are eligible for the October bonus payment:

  • 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
  • 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)

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