More than one million social welfare recipients saw a €200 bonus land in their bank accounts last week.
This represented the initial cost of living payment from the Government's spring package, RSVP Live reported.
There are additional benefits set to help recipients, with the next date for the cost of living bonus now confirmed.
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The Government has revealed that the date of the spring Child Benefit bonus is coming up soon.
This €100 boost was mentioned as part of the cabinet leader's spring cost of living package conference in February and parents had long been wondering when it is due to be paid out.
The payment will fall on the June Child Benefit date, June 6, next month. It is expected that it will land in bank accounts early, due to the upcoming bank holiday.
Typically, in the instance when Child Benefit falls on a Tuesday after a bank holiday, recipients can expect the payment in their bank accounts on the Friday or Saturday, so people could receive the bonus on the 2nd or 3rd of June.
“For people receiving Child Benefit, an additional lump sum payment of €100 for each child will be paid in June with the regular Child Benefit payment," they said in a statement last month.
In addition to the Child Benefit and social welfare bonuses, the government said: “An additional €100 payment will also be paid this year in respect of each child for whom the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is paid. For a child aged from 4 to 11 years, the payment will be €260 and for children aged 12 to 22 years it will be €385.”
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