Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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840. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 106 of 23 May 2023, the reason those on non-contributory pensions were omitted from the Spring bonus cost-of-living supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28366/23]

Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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The €200 Spring lump sum payment was paid to 1.3 million recipients in receipt of long-term social welfare payments. This lump sum was paid in late April and cost approximately €261 million.

The payment was made to primary recipients of a qualifying payments - including an estimated 98,000 recipients of the Non-Contributory State Pension.

I trust this clarifies matters for the Deputy.