Payment Dates for Social Protection Supports Introduced in Budget 2023

A range of social protection supports were announced in Budget 2023. These include a €12 increase in core welfare payments and a package of 8 lump sum payments between now and Christmas.

Today (Monday, 17th October) sees the first lump sum payment - the Autumn double payment - being paid to our pensioners, carers, people with disabilities and families, benefitting 1.4 million people.

I know many people are feeling under pressure at the moment, with utility bills and the cost of the weekly shop rising. So below I have outlined a payment schedule to give people some certainty as to when they can expect these additional payments to be made.

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Budget 2023 measure	Payment date
Autumn cost of living double payment	Week commencing 17 October 2022
Double Child Benefit payment	1 November 2022
Fuel Allowance lump sum of €400	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€200 payment to people in receipt of Living Alone Allowance	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€500 cost of living payment to those in receipt of Working Family Payment	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€500 Disability Support Grant to people receiving Disability Allowance, Blind Pension and Invalidity Pension	Week commencing 14 November 2022
€500 Carer’s Support Grant	Week commencing 21 November 2022

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