O’Connor: Budget 2024 welfare cost of living lump sum supports to be paid from November 20

Local TD James O’Connor has welcomed the publication of the dates for the cost of living lump sum supports under Budget 2024, saying they will provide certainty and help ease the pressure many households are currently facing. 

Deputy O’Connor said: “I am delighted that the dates for the cost of living lump sum supports have been published and know that their announcement will give some peace of mind to pensioners, carers, people with disabilities and families both here in Cork and nationally over the coming months. Fianna Fáil in Government will continue to do all we can to help people through the current cost of living challenges we are facing.” 

A total of nine social welfare lump sum payments will be paid between November 2023 and January 2024. 

The lump sum payments announced as part of Budget 2024 include: 

• On the week commencing November 20th, a €400 lump sum Working Family Payment will be paid to 46,000 families. 

• During the same week, a €300 Fuel Allowance Lump Sum Payment will be paid to 409,000 households. 

• Also in the week commencing November 20th, a €400 Disability Support Grant will be paid to people with disabilities. 

• On the week commencing November 27th, a €400 Carer’s Support Grant will be provided to the country’s carers (a person who qualifies for both the Disability and the Carer’s Support Grant will receive one bonus payment of €400). 

• During the same week, there will be a €200 lump sum payment to the 237,000 people in receipt of the Living Alone Allowance. 

• There will also be a €100 cost of living lump sum payment per child for people receiving an Increase for a Qualified Child on their social welfare payment. 

• A Christmas Bonus Double Payment will be paid in the week commencing December 4th to over 1.3 million people. 

• A doubling of Child Benefit on December 5th, which will support 650,000 families in respect of 1.2 million children. 

• A January Double Payment will be paid in the week commencing 29th January 2024, benefitting over 1.3 million people. 

In addition to the social welfare payments, there will also be three electricity credits, each worth €150, that will be paid to 2.2 million households on December 1, January 1, 2024  and March 1, 2024.