Thousands of people will get financial aid to deal with the cost of living crisis within weeks after announcements made in Budget 2023.
Those on social welfare will be given extra support in November to help with high winter bills. More payments are due to come throughout the winter to give households a cash boost.
Here are six lump sum payments on the way in the coming weeks.
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Fuel Allowance
Fuel Allowance recipients will receive an extra €400 payment in November. If you are getting a long-term social welfare payment, you may qualify for this lump sum.
To get Fuel Allowance you must live alone or only with:
A dependent spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and/or dependent children
A person who is getting Carer's Allowance or Carer's Benefit and is caring for you or for your dependent spouse, partner or cohabitant on a full-time basis
A person getting short-term Jobseeker's Allowance or basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Other people who are getting the qualifying payments and who would also be eligible for a Fuel Allowance in their own right.
You must also be getting one of the qualifying payments found here. You can find more about the payment here.
Child Benefit
Parents and guardians who have children under 16 years of age receive a child benefit payment every month. The payment is also offered to families with children between ages 16 and 17 if they are in full-time education., full-time training or have a disability.
The payment for one child is €140 a month. A double payment will be received by families next month.
When babies are born in Ireland, their birth needs to be registered within three months. The Department of Social Protection will then start a Child Benefit claim for your child. You can read more about this payment here.
Disability Allowance
This weekly allowance is offered to those with a disability. A lump sum payment of €500 will be paid to those receiving the payment in November.
You can qualify for the payment if you meet these criteria:
Have an injury, disease or physical or mental disability that has continued for at least one year or is expected to continue for at least one year
Be substantially restricted because of your disability from doing work that would be suitable for a person of your age, experience and qualifications
Be aged between 16 and 66.
Pass a means test – a means test looks at any income that you have – see ‘How your income is assessed for DA’ below
Live in Ireland and meet the habitual residence condition.
You can find out more about the payment here.
Living Alone Increase
Those living along on social welfare payments are entitled to the Living Alone payment. It was confirmed in Budget 2023 that people receiving this will get a once-off payment of €200 next month.
You can qualify for this payment, if you are 66 years or over and live alone and receive one of the following payments:
State Pension (Contributory)
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension
Widow's/Widower's Pension under the Occupational Injuries Benefit Scheme
Incapacity Supplement under the Occupational Injuries Benefit Scheme
Deserted Wife's Benefit
You will also be deemed eligible if you are under 66, live alone and are getting Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension, Incapacity Supplement or Blind Pension.
You can find more about the payment here.
Working Family Payment
The Working Family Payment is a weekly tax-free payment for workers who have children and are on low pay. Those receiving this payment will get a €500 lump sum payment in November.
People must be an employee to get this payment, but you cannot get it if you are self-employed only. Your average weekly family income must be under a certain amount for your family size.
You can find out more about the payment here.
Carer's Support Grant
The Carer’s Support Grant is paid to carers once a year by the Department of Social Protection and was formerly known as the Respite Care Grant. A €500 lump sum payment will be paid to those receiving this payment in November.
You are automatically paid the grant if you are getting Carer’s Allowance (both full rate and half-rate), Carer’s Benefit or Domiciliary Care Allowance. However, you can still qualify if you do not meet these criteria.
You can find out more about the payment here.
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