A €200 bonus lump sum is due to make its way into the pockets of thousands of people in the state.
It was announced as part of the €410m social protection package introduced by Government in a bid to combat the rising cost-of-living. The once-off payment will be issued in the month of April.
The same groups that received the Christmas Bonus in 2022 are eligible for this €200 bonus lump sum, Dublin Live reported.
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These group are:
- 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)
Working Family Payment recipients who are yet to receive their first payment, will also get it in April.
A once-off €200 lump sum will be paid, even for those with one qualifying social welfare payment.
An additional lump sum of €100 per child for those getting child benefit shall be paid in June.
An additional €100 payment for each child as part of the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance will be lodged into accounts this year.
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