Huge €2,000 cash boost for 3 groups of Irish people after €150 increase in WEEKS as date of lump sum payment revealed
A MAJOR €2,000 social welfare cash boost will be paid out to three key groups next month, it has been confirmed.
The
The payment had been €1,850 in previous years, but has been upped by €150 for 2025.
The payment is not
taxable, is not means tested
and you can receive the sum for each person you are caring for.
The payment will go to those already receiving the Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit and the Domiciliary Care Allowance.
However, some additional groups may qualify but there are certain eligibility criteria to meet.
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To receive the payment you must resident in Ireland, over 16 and caring for at least one person on a full-time basis.
You must have been caring for this person for at least six months, including the payment day, which is the first Thursday in June.
During those six months of caring you cannot
more than 18.5 hours a week.
You also can not
take part in an education or training course for more than 18.5 hours a week
during that caring period.
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You can also not be a recipient of
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You must be living with the person you are caring for or meet very specific criteria.
You can not live in a
The carer also must be providing full-time care and attention and carer's personal circumstances must be suitable to allow them to provide full time care and attention.
A direct communication link such as telephone or alarm-type system must be in place.
The care recipient must not already be receiving full-time care and attention within his or her own residence from another person.
In a situation like this, where the carer and person being cared for live separately, an investigation by a Social Welfare Inspector before consideration by the Deciding Officer.
HOW TO APPLY
Those already receiving the Carer's Allowance,
or Domiciliary Care Allowance do not need to apply before June.
However, if you are not getting one of the above payments and think you might qualify you should fill in a Carer's Support Grant application form for each person you are caring for.
You can get the application form from your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office, online or Citizens Information Centre.
Only one payment can be made per caring situation.
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The payment has been upped for this year
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