asked the Minister for Social Welfare if the proposed social welfare increases announced in the Budget will apply to all present beneficiaries.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Increased Social Welfare Benefits.
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The proposed increases in rates of social welfare payments announced in the Budget will apply to all recipients of these payments as from the operative dates, namely, the beginning of August for social assistance payments, and the beginning of January next for social insurance payments.