Payment Dates for Social Protection Supports Introduced in Budget 2023 – Neasa Hourigan

A range of social protection supports were announced in Budget 2023. These include a €12 increase in core welfare payments and a package of 8 lump sum payments between now and Christmas.

Today (Monday, 17th October) sees the first lump sum payment – the Autumn double payment – being paid to our pensioners, carers, people with disabilities and families, benefitting 1.4 million people.

I know many people are feeling under pressure at the moment, with utility bills and the cost of the weekly shop rising. So below I have outlined a payment schedule to give people some certainty as to when they can expect these additional payments to be made.

Budget 2023 measure	Payment date
Autumn cost of living double payment	Week commencing 17 October 2022
Double Child Benefit payment	1 November 2022
Fuel Allowance lump sum of €400	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€200 payment to people in receipt of Living Alone Allowance	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€500 cost of living payment to those in receipt of Working Family Payment	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€500 Disability Support Grant to people receiving Disability Allowance, Blind Pension and Invalidity Pension	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€500 Carer’s Support Grant	Week commencing 21 November 2022

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