Capital Taxes Page 6 Expenditure Welfare & Benefits

9. EXPENDITURE WELFARE AND BENEFITS

Once-off payments

Electricity Credit of €600 paid in three parts, starting Nov 2022

Living Alone Allowance + €200 • Fuel Allowance + €400 • Disability Allowance, Invalidity & Blind pensions + €500 • Social Welfare payment recipients + 1 week • Child Benefit + 1 month • Working Family Payment +€500 • 3rd Level students: Student Contribution €1k reduction Susi Grant + 1 month Graduate Grant + €1k

Recurring payments

Social Protection payments + €12 per week

Working Family payment threshold + €40 per week

Fuel Allowance income threshold +€120 per week; and for Over-70’s it increases to €500 per week • Contribution to Child Care costs + €175 per month • Free schoolbooks for primary school children • In-patient charges at public hospitals removed from 2023

For further information on any of the above matters, please contact

Robert Lohan:- Email: rlohan@dhkn.ie or info@dhkn.ie

Galway Financial Services Centre, Moneenageisha Road, Galway. Tel: 091-782020, Fax: 091-782050, w: www.dhkn.ie Email: info@dhkn.ie

78 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. Tel: 01- 4825822, w: www.dhkn.ie Email: info@dhkn.ie

This newsletter is intended as a general guide to the subject matter and should not be used as a basis for decisions. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the content, no liability can be taken for any omissions or errors. Professional taxation advice should always be taken prior to proceeding with any transaction giving rise to tax consequences.