What's New

Some once-off cost of living payments announced in Budget 2024 will be paid this week:

• If you get an increase for a qualified child, you will get a lump sum of €100 on the same day that you get your primary social welfare payment
• If you get a Living Alone Increase, you will get a lump sum of €200 between 29 November 2023 and 1 December 2023 (you will get this on the same day that you get your primary payment)
• If you get the Carer’s Support Grant or Domiciliary Care Allowance, you will get a lump sum of €400 on 30 November 2023

You have a legal right to 5 days’ paid domestic violence leave if you need to take time off work because of the abuse. This is available from 27 November 2023.

The Government has proposed a new Pay-Related Jobseeker’s Benefit System to be introduced in late 2024.

The scheme for reduced toll fares for electric vehicles will end on 31 December 2023.

From 10 January 2025, it will be an offence to advertise alcohol on:

• Television between 3am and 9pm
• Radio on a weekday between midnight and 10am, and between 3pm and midnight

New and recently edited

New page:

• Domestic violence leave

These pages have been reviewed and improved:

• How to make an observation on a strategic infrastructure development with An Bord Pleanála
• Coming from the EU/EEA to work
• Resources for parents and students at post-primary school
• Residence rights of EU citizens and their families in Ireland
• Reporting stolen vehicles
• Blind Pension
• Public holidays
• Occupational pensions
• How to appeal a planning permission decision
• Shipping your personal belongings back to Ireland
• Police Certificate
• Services for medical card and GP visit card holders