Social Protection Minister, Heather Humphreys, T.D., has announced that all weekly social welfare payments, which had been moved to a fortnightly schedule from the end of March will be fully restored to being paid weekly with effect from Monday, 2nd November, 2020.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, weekly social welfare payments were changed to a fortnightly schedule from 23rd March. This measure was kept under review and, in August, the Department moved a number of payments back to a weekly payment schedule. These included One-parent Family Payment, Working Family Payment, Illness Benefit, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Jobseeker’s Benefit.

Customers who are in receipt of the remaining payments – e.g. State Pension Contributory, Non-Contributory, Widows pensions, Carer’s Allowance and Carer’s Benefit – will receive their last double week payment in the week commencing Monday, 19th October and will revert to receiving their payment each week from the week beginning 2nd November.