Welfare recipients will get a 200 euro lump sum payment as part of the cost of living package going to Cabinet this morning.
Image via Twitter.com/@merrionstreetThere will be a once off €100 extra child benefit payment and €100 extra for the Back to School Allowance.
The 9% VAT rate for the hospitality sector is to be extended until September, before going back to 13.5%.
Louise Bayliss from SPARK- which represents single parents- is disappointed there aren't targeted supports for vulnerable families:
'These general increases in social welfare rates and one off packages do not target where support is needed and we were slightly hopeful because there were no real measures in the budget for lone parents last year and we were really hoping that there would be some sort of adjustment to make up for that this year but obviously that hasn't happened.'
