Social welfare Ireland: €200 bonus to be paid this week to certain recipients

The €200 social welfare bonus payment is set to be paid out to eligible recipients in the next few days.

The payment, which formed part of the spring cost of living package from the government, will be sent into thousands of bank accounts from this Monday, RSVP Live reported.

When you receive the benefit depends on when you usually receive confirmation of payment of your social welfare.

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Whatever day that you usually get your social welfare payment, you can expect the €200 bonus to be there also.

This is the full list of groups who will get the bonus:

Back to Education Allowance

Back to Work Enterprise Allowance

Back to Work Family Dividend

Benefit payment for 65 year olds

Blind Pension

Carer's Allowance and Carer's Benefit (including half-rate Carer's Allowance)

Community Employment

Deserted Wife's Allowance and Benefit

Daily Expenses Allowance, formerly called Direct Provision Allowance for 12 months

Disability Allowance

Disablement Benefit

Domiciliary Care Allowance

Farm Assist

Guardian's Payment (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)

Illness Benefit for 12 months or more

Invalidity Pension

Jobseeker's Allowance for 12 months (312 days)

Jobseeker's Transitional payment

Magdalene Laundry Payment

One-Parent Family Payment

Partial Capacity Benefit

Rural Social Scheme

State Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)

Supplementary Welfare Allowance for 12 months

Tús

Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)

Those who are in receipt of more than one type of social welfare, will still only get a €200 payment.

The Department of Social Protection said they are aware of fraudulent text messages claiming to be from the department.

“These texts will sometimes seek personal information or ask you to verify details, for example, for Cost of Living Payments. DSP staff never ask for such details by text.

“If you receive a text claiming to be from the department, please do not engage and do not share any part of your PPS number, bank account details or any other personal information," they informed.

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