Fianna Fáil TD for Tipperary, Jackie Cahill, has welcomed the announcement of the payment dates for the €1.2 billion Cost of Living supports introduced as part of last month’s Budget.
The payment dates for each of the Lump Sum Supports are outlined below:
| Budget 2023 Measure | Payment Date | Number of Recipients |
| Autumn Cost of Living Double Payment | Week commencing 17 October 2022 | 1.4 million |
| Double Child Benefit Payment | 1st November 2022 | 639,000 families in respect of 1.2 million children |
| Fuel Allowance Lump Sum of €400 | Week commencing 14 November 2022 | 371,000 |
| €200 payment to people in receipt of Living Alone Allowance | Week commencing 14 November 2022 | 234,000 |
| €500 Cost of Living Payment to those in receipt of Working Family Payment | Week commencing 14 November 2022 | 44,000 |
| €500 Disability Support Grant to people receiving Disability Allowance, Blind Pension and Invalidity Pension | Week commencing 14 November 2022 | 216,000 |
| €500 Carer’s Support Grant | Week commencing 21 November 2022 | 132,000 |
In addition, Ministers Humphreys and Minister McGrath confirmed that the annual Christmas Bonus Double Payment will be paid the week commencing 5th December.
In addition to the series of lump-sum payments, there is a major expansion of the Fuel Allowance Scheme – which will see up to 81,000 new households supported with their fuel cost for the first time – and across-the-board welfare increases of €12 per week. These measures will take effect in January 2023.
