Annual Report 2025

The Department of Social Protection's Annual Report 2025 has now been published.

The department plays a vital role in supporting individuals, families, communities and employers across Ireland. Our mission is to promote active participation and inclusion in society through the provision of income supports, employment services and other services.

The report outlines the significant work undertaken during 2025 and highlights the department's achievements in delivering supports, modernising services and implementing major policy reforms.

In 2025, the department spent €27.4 billion on income supports, employment services and related programmes, representing 20.5% of overall government expenditure. During the year, almost 89 million payments were issued and more than 3.7 million applications were processed across the department's core schemes and services.

Key highlights during the year included:

• The introduction of Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit, representing one of the most significant reforms of Ireland's social protection system in recent decades.
• The completion of universal access to the School Meals Programme for all primary schools, supporting more than 680,000 children nationwide.
• The successful implementation of MyFutureFund, Ireland's new automatic enrolment retirement savings system, preparing for the enrolment of more than 750,000 workers from January 2026.
• Continued expansion of digital services, including more than 3.4 million transactions through MyWelfare and 5.3 million transactions through WelfarePartners.
• The rollout of new online services for customers, including Carer's Allowance, Carer's Benefit, Domiciliary Care Allowance and enhanced PPS Number services.
• The nationwide completion of Quiet Rooms across the Intreo network and the department receiving the JAM Card Partner of the Year Award 2025 for its commitment to accessibility and inclusion.
• More than 89,000 job opportunities advertised through JobsIreland and over 38,000 referrals to training and employment supports.
• The allocation of almost 236,000 PPS Numbers and the issuance of 1.3 million Public Services Cards.

The report also highlights the commitment, professionalism and dedication of the department's staff in delivering vital public services and supports to people across Ireland.

Annual Report 2025 is available to view below.