Written answers
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
Cost of Living Issues
Gerald Nash (Louth, Labour)
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527. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the full list of payments that will qualify for the cost-of-living measures in Budget 2023, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51591/22]
Heather Humphreys (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)
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In response to the ongoing cost of living pressures, I have secured a package of almost €2.2 billion for Social Protection measures as part of Budget 2023. This represents the largest Budget package for the Department of Social Protection in the history of the State and will help to support our pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, lone parents and families during this difficult period.
Please see recipient details below for a range of 8 lump-sum payments :
| Measure | Recipient Detail |
|---|---|
| €400 Fuel Allowance lump sum | Fuel Allowance recipients |
| €200 Living Alone Allowance lump sum | Living Alone Allowance recipients |
| Double Child Benefit | Child Benefit Recipients |
| €500 Working Family Payment | Working Family payment recipients |
| €500 Disability Support Grant | Recipients of Disability Allowance, Blind Pension, Invalidity Pension |
| €500 Carers Support Grant | Recipients of Carer's Support Grant |
| Autumn Cost of Living Payment | Recipients who are eligible for the Christmas Bonus. The removal of the 12-month duration requirement also allows short-term job seekers and Supplementary Welfare Allowance customers to avail of this support. |
| Christmas Bonus | State Pensions, Widow's/Widowers'/ Surviving Civil Partner's Pensions, Invalidity Pension, Blind Pension, Disability Allowance, Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit. Partial Capacity Benefit, Disablement Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and Guardians Payments. One-Parent Family Payment, Long-term Jobseekers Allowance, Deserted Wife's Benefit and Allowance and Farm Assist. Back to Work Enterprise Allowance, Community Employment, Rural Social Scheme, TUS, PTJI, Gateway and Job Initiative. Long-term Supplementary Welfare Allowance, Daily Expenses Allowance, and Magdalene Commission Scheme recipients. |
I trust this clarifies the matter for the Deputy.
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