The increases are part of the largest Social Protection Budget package in the history of the State.
A number of social welfare payments are set to increase from today following their unveiling in Budget 2024.
The increases are part of what Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys says is the biggest ever social welfare budget.
The increases worth €980 million are set to affect 1.4 million people around Ireland, including pensioners, carers, people with disabilities and low-income families.
All the social welfare increases that come into effect from today
As of January 1, 2024, there will be a €12 rise in the maximum rate of all core weekly payments.
The Working Family Payment thresholds will rise by €54 weekly for all family sizes in order to give “additional financial support for low-income families.” More households will also become eligible for the payment due to the increase.
The monthly Domiciliary Care Allowance rate will increase by €10, bringing it to €340.
Qualified Child payments will increase by €4, bringing the payment to €46 a week for children under 12 and €54 a week for children aged 12 and over.
The Child Benefit will be extended to those aged 18 who are in full-time education from September 2024.
There will also be a one-off double payment for all eligible social welfare recipients in the week beginning January 29, which includes those who qualified for December’s Christmas bonus.
Announcing the January Social Protection measures, Minister Humphreys said: “I am pleased to announce that €980 million worth of payment increases are to come into effect from today.
“These increases were secured as part of the largest Social Protection Budget package in the history of the State and will benefit hundreds of thousands of families right across the country, including our carers, pensioners, lone parents and people with disabilities.”
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