I announced on Budget Day that over one billion euro would be spent on new Social Protection measures in 2023, including over €880 million in order to provide for a €12 across the board increase to the weekly rate of social welfare payments from January 2023.
The weekly rates per scheme for those schemes paid weekly are set below.
Scheme
|
|
Personal Rate €
|
Contributory - Pension Age
|
|
|
State Pension (Contributory)
|
66yrs & Over
|
265.30
|
Widow/er's/Surviving Civil Partner (Con) Pension / Deserted Wife's Benefit
|
66yrs & Over
|
265.30
|
Death Benefit Pension
|
66yrs & Over
|
269.70
|
Incapacity Supplement
|
66yrs & Over
|
239.30
|
|
|
|
Non-Contributory - Pension Age
|
|
|
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
|
66yrs & Over
|
254.00
|
Carer's Allowance
|
66yrs & Over
|
274.00
|
|
|
|
Contributory - Working Age
|
|
|
Invalidity Pension
|
|
225.50
|
Widow/er's/Surviving Civil Partner (Con) Pension / Deserted Wife's Benefit
|
Under 66yrs
|
225.50
|
Death Benefit Pension
|
Under 66yrs
|
250.50
|
Carer's Benefit / Constant Attendance Allowance
|
|
237.00
|
Disablement Benefit
|
|
251.00
|
Jobseeker's Benefit/JBSE/Illness Benefit/Incapacity Supplement/H&S/Injury Benefit
|
|
220.00
|
Maternity Benefit/ Adoptive Benefit
|
|
262.00
|
Paternity Benefit/Parent's Benefit
|
|
262.00
|
Guardian's Payment (Contributory)
|
|
203.00
|
|
|
|
Non-Contributory - Working Age
|
|
|
Jobseeker's Allowance
|
|
220.00
|
Widow/er's/Surviving Civil Partner (Non-Con) Pension / Deserted Wife's Allowance
|
|
220.00
|
Disability Allowance/Blind Pension
|
|
220.00
|
Farm Assist
|
|
220.00
|
One Parent Family Payment
|
|
220.00
|
Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
|
218.00
|
Carer's Allowance
|
Under 66yrs
|
236.00
|
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)
|
|
203.00
|
|
|
|
Jobseeker's Allowance and Supplementary Welfare Allowance
|
|
|
Rate for recipients aged 18 to 24 years of age (not living independently)
|
|
129.70
|
|
|
|
Activation Schemes
|
|
|
Back to Education Allowance
|
|
220.00
|
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
|
|
220.00
|
Community Employment Programme *
|
|
247.50
|
TÚS - Community Work Placement *
|
|
247.50
|
Rural Social Scheme *
|
|
247.50
|
* Rate includes Top-Up payment
The monthly rates per scheme for those schemes paid monthly are set out below.
Scheme
|
|
Monthly Rate €
|
Children
|
|
|
Child Benefit
|
|
140.00
|
Domiciliary Care Allowance
|
|
330.00
|
I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.