Thousands of social welfare recipients will be paid a refund from the Department of Social Protection after a mistake in processing a recent payment.
The Department issued a statement saying that some recipients will get a refund soon after the error with the social welfare cost of living bonus which was paid out to 1.25 million people last month.
The Department says around 12,500 people incorrectly had charges applied to the bonus before it landed in their accounts, RSVP reports.
