The govt has agreed a €2.7bn social protection package for Budget 2025, described as the largest protection package in the history of the State.
Social welfare rates will increase by €12 per week across the board in today’s Budget.
Heather Humphreys, the Minister for Social Protection, had wanted a €15 increase and pensions and carers to be prioritised over jobseekers but that remains to be seen.
It’s believed that there will be an increase in jobseekers’ payments also.
Also in today’s Budget will be an expansion of the fuel allowance for people over the age of 66; an increase in the Carer’s Support Grant to €2000, including Carer’s Benefit for the self-employed; a €200 Living Alone lump sum package and a range of cost-of-living payments for carers and pensioners between now and Christmas.
There will also be an additional payment for each newborn children. As it stands, parents currently receive €140 a month in child benefit.
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