Christmas Payments

ando88

Hi, I am currently on a VTOS course, will I receive the christmas payment this year?

Am I correct in saying it's 85% of weekly payment?

Gatling

A 75% Christmas Bonus will be paid this December to recipients of a long-term Social Welfare payment (minimum payment of €20) – 1.23 million people to benefit.
People in receipt of the following payments will receive the Bonus:

State Pensions and Widow/Widower's/Surviving Civil Partner's Pensions
Invalidity Pension, Blind Pension, Disability Allowance, Carer's Allowance Domiciliary Care Allowance and Guardian's payments.
Long-term Jobseeker's Allowance including Jobseeker's Transition Payment, Pre-Retirement Allowance, One Parent Family Payment, Deserted Wife's Benefit and Allowance and Farm Assist
Back to Work Allowance, Community Employment, Rural Social Scheme, Tús, Gateway and Job Initiative.

Balagan

In 2016 the Christmas Bonus will be 85% of your normal weekly payment...
A Christmas Bonus will be paid in December 2016 to people getting a long-term social welfare payment...
The Christmas Bonus will be paid to people getting the following payments:...........
................VTOS (people coming from jobseeker's payments must have been on their payment and/or VTOS for 15 months)...........
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/christmas_bonus.html

Gatling

Balagan wrote: »

In 2016 the Christmas Bonus will be 85% of your normal weekly payment...
A Christmas Bonus will be paid in December 2016 to people getting a long-term social welfare payment...
The Christmas Bonus will be paid to people getting the following payments:...........
................VTOS (people coming from jobseeker's payments must have been on their payment and/or VTOS for 15 months)...........
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social_welfare/irish_social_welfare_system/christmas_bonus.html

From the social welfare


Christmas Bonus increases to 75% this December for long-term welfare recipients –

https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Budget-2016.aspx

User16

ando88 wrote: »

Hi, I am currently on a VTOS course, will I receive the christmas payment this year?

Am I correct in saying it's 85% of weekly payment?

That's all budget 2016 info. They need to Google "budget 2017" which states the Xmas bonus for Xmas 2016 is in fact 85%. Go onto citizens information. But again, make sure it's budget 2017 that u look up.

njs030

Gatling wrote: »

From the social welfare


Christmas Bonus increases to 75% this December for long-term welfare recipients –

https://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/Budget-2016.aspx

That was last year. It's what it talks about increases starting in January 2016.

ando88

thanks for the replies