The Christmas Bonus is an extra payment for people getting a long-term (over 12 months) social welfare payment such as Carer’s Allowance, Carer’s Benefit, Disability Allowance and Domiciliary Care Allowance. Your payment will come in automatically with your qualifying payment.
When is it paid?
A Christmas Bonus of 100% of your normal weekly payment will be paid during the week beginning 2 December 2024 to people getting a qualifying social welfare payment. For Domiciliary Care Allowance, which is paid monthly, the bonus is 100% of the weekly calculated rate.
Christmas and New Year payment dates
The date you receive your social welfare payments may change during the Christmas and New Year period. Your weekly payment between the 16th – 20th of December is unchanged, and you will receive an advanced payment for the following week.
Normal payment arrangements for the week ending 31 December and 1 January will resume on Tuesday, 7 January 2025.
For more information https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/42250-christmas-payment-dates-and-bonus-2024/