As the Christmas holidays draw closer, thousands of people are set to receive a welcome cash boost just in time to get celebrate the festive season.
However, social welfare recipients are also being warned that there will be some changes to the usual social welfare payment dates. This is due to post office and bank closures Christmas week, so people in receipt of benefits will have their usual payment dates impacted.
The Department of Social Protection is advising people to check when they are due to receive their payments over the festive season. Here's everything you need to know about date changes and when exactly you can collect your payments including the Christmas Double Payment.
