As the New Year approaches, households across Ireland will be putting plans in place to deal with the ongoing cost of living crisis.
After an expensive month of partying and buying gifts, some may be having to buckle down into 2023 in order to save some cash for rising bills.
While price increases are inevitable, the New Year also marks the beginning of new changes to several social welfare schemes which may mean you newly qualify for welfare benefits you were unable to get before.
