Payment date changes ahead of June Bank Holiday
Social welfare recipients are being warned of changes to payment dates this week ahead of the bank holiday weekend.
Banks and post offices will be closed on Bank Holiday Monday.
Those claiming social welfare on Monday and/or Child Benefit on Tuesday will be paid slightly earlier as a result. Social welfare recipients are being warned of changes to payment dates this week ahead of the bank holiday weekend. Pic: Getty Images
Both payments are expected to be paid into bank accounts on Friday, May 30 or Saturday May 31 so to ensure no one is paid late.
The schedule will resume to the usual days from the following week.
The date changes will also impact anyone expecting the New Baby Grant, which is due on Tuesday, June 3. Both payments are expected to be paid into bank accounts on Friday, May 30 or Saturday May 31 so to ensure no one is paid late. Pic: Getty Images
The grant is paid out the same day as the Child Benefit every month.
The payment came into effect earlier this year with Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary confirming more than 4,400 families received the grant for 4,522 children.
The payment was introduced for Budget 2025 as part of the whole-of-Government First 5 strategy which aims to improve the lives of babies, young children and their families. The bonus payment comes on the birth of a child to assist parents with costs associated with their new arrivals. Pic: Shutterstock
The bonus payment comes on the birth of a child to assist parents with costs associated with their new arrivals.
Families of all babies born after December 1, 2004 are eligible for the grant of €280.
Parents of newborns do not need to apply for the grant, which will automatically be paid to those who meet the criteria.
It is expected that the grants will be paid out in respect of 54,000 children at a cost of €15 million in a full year.
The June Bank Holiday is the fifth of the year and comes not long after the May bank holiday which took place this month.
Here is the full list of bank holidays in Ireland for 2025: Wednesday, January 1 – New Year's Day
Monday, February 3 – St Brigid's Day
Monday, March 17 – St Patrick's Day
Monday, April 21 – Easter Monday
Monday, May 5 – May Day
Monday, June 2 – June Bank Holiday
Monday, August 4 – August Bank Holiday
Monday, October 27 – October Bank Holiday
Thursday, December 25 – Christmas Day
Friday, December 26 – St Stephen's Day
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