Budget 2023
Cost of Living Measures - February 2023:
The following were announced as part of Cost of Living measures announced by the government on 21st February 2023. For more information on the full range of measures please visit: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/dc139-government-announces-new-cost-of-living-measures-for-families-businesses-and-the-most-vulnerable/
Child Benefit
- A lump sum child benefit payment of €100 per child - June 2023
Back to Schools Clothing and Footwear Allowance
- A once-off €100 increase in the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance - July 2023
Lump Sum Payment
- A second lump sum of €200 to be paid to people on the Working Family Payment, lone parents, low-income families, carers, those on disability payments, and pensioners among others - April 2023
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary of Changes - applies in 2022:
October 2022
- Autumn cost of living double payment will be paid to most people who get a weekly social welfare payment including all pensioners, carers and people on disability payments
November 2022
- €400 cost of living lump sum Fuel Allowance payment to all households getting the Fuel Allowance
- €200 cost of living lump sum payment for pensioners and people with a disability getting the Living Alone Increase
- €500 cost of living lump sum payment to all families getting the Working Family Payment
- double payment of Child Benefit to support all families with children
- €500 cost of living lump sum payment for people getting Carer's Support Grant will be paid in November
- €500 cost of living lump sum disability support grant will be paid to all people getting a long term disability payment
December 2022
- Christmas Bonus double payment will be paid to 1.3 million welfare recipients including pensioners, carer’s and people with disabilities
Other Changes:
Supports for Jobseekers
- from January 2023 there will be an increase of €12 in maximum personal weekly rate of jobseekers payments.
- there will be proportionate increases for qualified adults and for people getting a reduced rate
- qualified child payments will increase by €2 in January 2023 bringing them to €50 for over 12s and €42 for under 12s
- Autumn cost of living double payment paid to all recipients of jobseekers’ payments, to be paid in October 2022
- Christmas Bonus double payment to all people getting a long term jobseeker payment
Electricity Credit
- Electricity credits will be provided for all households totalling
- The credits will total €600 will be paid in three instalments of €200.
- The first Electricity Credit payment will be made before Christmas, with two further instalments in the New Year.
Budget Information and Fact Sheet:
- You can download a full Budget 2023 FactSheet with all of the Social Welfare changes and updates here.
- You can review the INOU's Pre-Budget submission - here.
- Please also see the gov.ie Budget 2023 page for further Budget 2023 information.
- Contact us Forms
- Redundancy Information
- Advocacy Services
- Social Welfare Appeals
- Jobseekers Allowance (JA)
- Jobseekers Benefit (JB)
- Jobseekers Benefit Self-Employed (JBSE)
- Jobseekers Transition (JST)
- Back to Work Supports
- Other Social Welfare payments
- Supplementary Welfare (SWA)
- Work Experience Options
- Education Options
- Other Benefits and Supports