Many Laois people to get double social welfare payment in January

Social Welfare payments are weeks away

Thousands of Laois people are among the over 1.3 million social welfare recipients in Ireland in line to receive a double payment in January.

People who qualify for 32 different social welfare schemes will automatically receive an extra payment from the Department of Social Protection .

If you receive one of the following payments, you can look forward to the double payment in the new year:

Back to Education Allowance – people coming from jobseeker’s payments need to be getting the allowance for at least 12 months (312 days), but you may be able to use your time on your jobseeker’s payment to help you qualify.
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance – people coming from jobseeker’s payments need to be getting the allowance for at least 12 months (312 days), but you may be able to use time on jobseeker’s payment to help you qualify.
Back to Work Family Dividend
Benefit payment for 65 year olds
Blind Pension
Carer’s Allowance and Carer's Benefit (including half-rate Carer’s Allowance)
Community Employment
Deserted Wife's Allowance and Deserted Wife's Benefit
Daily Expenses Allowance, formerly called Direct Provision Allowance for 12 months
Disability Allowance
Disablement Benefit
Domiciliary Care Allowance
Farm Assist
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
Illness Benefit for 12 months or more
Invalidity Pension
Job Initiative Scheme
Jobseeker's Allowance for 12 months (312 days or more)
Jobseeker's Transitional payment
Magdalene Commission Scheme
Death Benefit Scheme (under the Occupational Injuries Scheme)
One-Parent Family Payment
Partial Capacity Benefit
Rural Social Scheme
State Pension (Contributory) and State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Supplementary Welfare Allowance for 12 months (312 days or more)
Tús
Widow, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's Pension (Contributory) and (Non-Contributory)
Work Placement Experience Programme
Those receiving the Living Alone Increase, Island Allowance, or Over-80 Increase will also receive the extra payment.