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Social Welfare Christmas Bonus and Payments Dates 2019
From Department of Social Protection
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From Department of Social Protection
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If you receive a social welfare payment, your Christmas and New Year payment arrangements are provided here.
If you receive a weekly social welfare payment, you will get your payment as usual during the week commencing Monday, 16 December, and an advance payment for the following week.
This applies to payments made at post offices, by cheque or directly into your financial institution account.
| Payment due | In your account | At post offices | |
| 30/12/19 | 24/12/19 | 31/12/19 | |
| 31/12/19 | 31/12/19 | 31/12/19 | |
| 01/01/20 | 31/12/19 | 31/12/19 |
Normal weekly payment arrangements will resume on Thursday, 2 January 2020
| Payment due | In your account | At post offices | |
| 24 and 25/12/19 | 20/12/19 | 20/12/19 | |
| 26/12/19 | 23/12/19 | 23/12/19 | |
| 27 and 31/12/19 | 24/12/19 | 24/12/19 |
Customers receiving Maternity, Adoptive and Health and Safety Benefits: please note that your advance week’s payment will be made on Friday, 20 December.
Customers claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance/Benefit on a casual basis: where dockets have been provided in advance, two payments covering the signing weeks ending 17 and 24 December or 18 and 25 December will be paid into accounts on Friday, 20 December. Normal payment arrangements will resume from Tuesday, 7 January 2020.