Government leaders have agreed an extra €200 cost of living bonus payment for pensioners, carers, the disabled and all long-term social welfare protection payments recipients.
This was described by senior Government sources as “another Christmas bonus” and it is expected to be agreed by the rest of the Cabinet at the sign-off meeting on Tuesday morning.
And every family in the country is in line for an immediate €100 bonus to help pay for the rising cost of rearing a child during the cost of living crisis, plus another €100 in August.
