Budget 2025: Full list of all ten lump sum Social Welfare payments with one that's permanent
Social Minister Heather Humphreys has secured a lump sum payments worth €1.5bn, all of which will be paid out before Christmas.
by Louise Burne · Irish MirrorBudget 2025 will deliver 10 lump sum Social Welfare payments worth a whopping €1.5bn.
Social Minister Heather Humphreys has secured a record number of lump sum payments, all of which will be paid out before Christmas.
For the first time, the Government has secured two double Child Benefit payments that will see parents receive €280 per child in November and December.
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In addition to the traditional “Christmas bonus” double Social Welfare payment in December, there will also be a double payment for pensioners, carers and the unemployed in October.
Here is the full list of lump sum payments:
- October bonus double Social Welfare payment
- Christmas bonus Social Welfare payment
- €400 Disability Support grant
- €400 Carers Support grant
- €300 Fuel Allowance payment
- November Double Child Benefit
- December Double Child Benefit
- €200 Living Alone Allowance
- €400 Working Family Payment
- €100 child support grant (formerly qualified child )
Another permanent lump sum payment will also be introduced as part of Budget 2025.
Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman secured a new “baby boost” that will see parents receive a treble Child Benefit payment in the first month of a newborn’s life.
He had fought for a quadruple payment but this was considered unlikely following news of the “double double” Child Benefit payment.
One source described the proposal as “dead in the water” on Sunday night, only for Mr O’Gorman to seal the deal on Monday evening.
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