Social Minister Heather Humphreys has secured a lump sum payments worth €1.5bn, all of which will be paid out before Christmas.

Households will see €250 in total taken off their energy bills.

Minister for Public Expenditure, NPD Delivery and Reform Paschal Donohoe said Budget 2025 will include an energy credit of €250 for all households.

The announcement Budget 2025 has come and gone, with a financial package worth billions of euros - here is everything workers can benefit from as measures come into effect

The October bonus is the first of a number of cost of living bonuses to be rolled out by the government over the next few months - it will be paid to thousands of people

The government announced a huge list of cost of living measures to be rolled out in the coming months - we have put together a handy guide of when lump sums, credits, bonuses and more will be arriving

A recap of the headline measures from Budget 2025, including several designed to ease the burden felt by many in the cost of living crisis

It’s understood the total package for third-level is €100m, with plans also to increase the supply of student beds.

Social welfare recipients will also get a €400 lump sum.

Here are profiles of several households, which might give you a sense of how this Budget might impact your pocket.

In a major win for the Green Party, Children’s Minister Roderic O’Gorman secured a baby boost worth €420 for parents of newborn babies

Green Party leader Roderic O'Gorman had suggested that parents should receive a quadruple Child Benefit as part of the first Child Benefit payment they receive. This would amount to €560

Coalition leaders have agreed a €2.7bn social protection package for Budget 2025, described as the largest in the history of the State.

Budget 2025: With the announcement set to place on Tuesday 1st October, we have compiled everything we know so far and what might be expected for the upcoming budget

Budget 2025 will be announced tomorrow and parents could be in line for over €2,000 worth of cash boosts thanks to new cost-of-living measures rolled out by the government