Let us start 2022 with some good news in that social welfare payments will increase by up to €5. This will benefit lots of our families on payments such as:
- Carer’s Allowance
- Carer’s Benefit
- Invalidity Pension
- Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)
- Maternity Benefit
- Disability Allowance
- Blind Pension
- One-Parent Family Payment
Many of the above social welfare payments will also benefit from an increase for qualified child dependants. The weekly rate for a qualified child will increase by €2 from €38 to €40 for children under 12 years of age. It will increase by €3 from €45 to €48 for children aged 12 years and over