2019 Christmas and New Year Payment Arrangements
Christmas and New Year payment arrangements for customers of the Department are available here: ( click on image to enlarge)
Please note that there will be no normal weekly payments between 23rd December and 27th December.
*Any payments due 1st January 2020 will be made 31st December 2019.
Christmas 2019 Bonus
A Christmas Bonus payment of 100% of the appropriate weekly amount is to be paid to all customers on a long term Social Welfare payment. The Bonus payment will be included in the normal weekly payment paid in week commencing 2nd December 2019.
Scheme |
Bonus payment calculated on week |
Bonus payment paid with normal weekly payment payable |
Jobseeker’s Allowance
Farm Assist |
Wednesday 27/11 to Tuesday 03/12 |
Between Monday 02/12 and Friday 07/12 |
Jobseeker’s Benefit (BTEA) |
Thursday 28/11 to Wednesday 04/12 |
Between Monday 02/12 and Friday 07/12 |
Back to Work Enterprise Allowance
Back to Work Family Dividend |
Monday 25/11 to Saturday 30/11 |
Monday 02/12 |
One Parent Family
Jobseeker’s Transition |
Thursday 05/12 to Wednesday 11/12 |
Thursday 05/12 |
Back to Education (IB)
Partial Capacity Benefit |
N/A |
Thursday 05/12 |
*Where a customer becomes entitled to long term JA the Bonus will be due only in respect of the long term days payable for that week.