Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 18 October 2022
487. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Social Protection if the €500 disability support grant will be accessible to a person who has recently signed up to a course and is paid through bodies like Louth and Meath Education and Training Board; and if she will consider these people when making the payments. [51568/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs part of Budget 2023, the Social Protection budget has been designed to assist people with Cost-of- Living increases through a mix of lump sum payments, increases to weekly payment rates and an expansion of the fuel allowance scheme.
The measures introduced include the provision of a one-off €500 Cost-of-Living lump sum payment, which will be paid in November 2022 to recipients of the Disability Allowance, Blind Pension, Invalidity Pension and the Carer's Support Grant. Recipients who are in receipt of one (or more) of these payments will qualify for the €500 payment.
Those attending a Solas training course are not eligible for the €500 Cost-of-Living lump sum payment.
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
