REVEALED: When exactly the next double social welfare bonus will be paid

Thousands of people across the country will be getting a double social welfare payment at the end of this month as the last cost of living bonus as part of Budget 2024 is set to be applied.

The payment is due to start being paid out during next week, starting on Monday, January 29.

Christmas bonuses were given out in December with other payments made to carers, fuel allowance and child benefit recipients over the last few months.

The range of  measures were announced as part of Budget 2024 which saw a record allocation to the Department of Social Protection of €2.3bn.

The maximum rate of all weekly social welfare payments increased by €12 with proportional increases for qualified adults and people on reduced rates of payment (January 2024).

The weekly rate for a qualified child will increase by €4. It will increase from €42 to €46, for children under 12 years of age. It will increase from €50 to €54 for children aged 12 years and over (January 2024).

In the coming week or so, people will see double the amount of cash that they'd typically get each week arrive in their accounts on the same day that they'd normally get paid.

Those in receipt of the following payments will benefit from the increase:

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 Deserted Wife's 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

Job Initiative Scheme

Jobseeker's Allowance for 12 months (312 days or more)

Jobseeker's Transitional payment

Magdalene Commission Scheme

Death Benefit Scheme (under the Occupational Injuries Scheme)

One-Parent Family Payment

Partial Capacity Benefit

Rural Social Scheme

State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory)

Supplementary Welfare Allowance for 12 months (312 days or more)
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Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)

Work Placement Experience Programme