Social welfare Christmas Bonus date confirmed as 1.5 million people to receive boost
Stock image(Image: Becker & Bredel/ullstein bild via Getty Images)The social welfare Christmas Bonus will be issued this week.The support is paid to long-term social welfare recipients, including pensioners, carers, people with disabilities and lone parents, in the run-up to Christmas. This year, approximately 1.5 million people will benefit from the scheme.The bonus, which is always issued during the first week of December, will be paid this week on the day social welfare recipients usually receive their payment.Here is a full list of the social welfare payments that qualify for the Christmas Bonus:Back to Education Allowance - people coming from jobseeker's payments need to be getting the Allowance for at least 12 months (312 days), but you may be able to use your time on your jobseeker’s payment to help you qualify.Back to Work Enterprise Allowance - people coming from jobseeker's payments need to be getting the Allowance for at least 12 months (312 days), but you may be able to use time on jobseeker’s payment to help you qualifyBack to Work Family DividendBenefit Payment for 65 Year OldsBlind PensionCarer's Allowance and Carer's Benefit (including half-rate Carer's Allowance)Community EmploymentDeserted Wife's Allowance and Deserted Wife's BenefitDaily Expenses Allowance for 12 months or moreDisability AllowanceDisablement BenefitDomiciliary Care AllowanceFarm AssistGuardian's Payment (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)Illness Benefit for 12 months or moreInvalidity PensionJob Initiative SchemeJobseeker's Allowance for 12 months (312 days or more)Jobseeker's Transitional paymentMagdalene Commission SchemeDeath Benefit Scheme (under the Occupational Injuries Scheme)One-Parent Family PaymentPartial Capacity BenefitRural Social SchemeState Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory)Supplementary Welfare Allowance for 12 months (364 days or more)TúsBereaved Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)Work Placement Experience Programme (if your primary payment is a qualifying social welfare payment)Child Benefit and the Fuel Allowance are not qualifying payments for the Christmas Bonus. Other measures announced in the Budget include a €10 weekly hike for social welfare payments, an increase in the income disregard for the Carer's Allowance and widened eligibility for the Fuel Allowance and Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance.Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice .For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage .
