With a Bank Holiday on Monday next February 3rd, there will be a change to the usual Social Welfare Payment dates: all recipients should be aware so that they do not get caught out.
Due to the St Brigid’s Day bank holiday, please remember banks and post offices will be shut, thus will affecting anyone who is due to be paid on the 3rd.
Anyone expecting a social welfare payment on the 3rd will be paid early. It is expected that you will see your payment land in your account on Friday the 31st of January or on Saturday the 1st of February. Anyone in receipt of Child Benefit will also be paid early, on tomorrow Saturday also, thus ensuring that no one receives a late payment as a result of the banks being closed.
This will apply to the New Baby Grant, for anyone who is due to be paid same on the 4th of February. This brand new grant which was rolled out this month (announced in Budget 2025), will be paid out every month to those who are eligible. The grant is paid on the same day as Child Benefit (first Tuesday of each month).
The grant of €280 is paid alongside the child’s first Child Benefit payment of €140, meaning that altogether parents will receive €420 in respect of their new baby. It was rolled out in January for children born or adopted after the 1st of December. The grant is automatically paid in respect of any newborn baby who has been registered to receive Child Benefit.
The St Brigid’s Day bank holiday was only recently introduced (2023), so it’s easy for people to forget about it and how it may affect payment arrangements, so don’t be caught out.
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