budget 2023 by Taigh Nolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma en-us 2022-09-29 10:20:05 UTC 2022-10-05 13:06:00 UTC hello@padlet.com budget 2023 introduction taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319125164 Budget 2023 was announced on Tuesday, 27 September 2022. The Budget sets out an overall package of €11 billion. This is made up of a package of once-off measures worth €4.1 billion and budgetary measures for 2023 of €6.9 billion.]]> 2022-09-29 10:21:52 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319125164 social welfare taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319133746 The Department of Social Protection budget allocation is €23.4 billion in 2023.
October 2022
People getting a long-term weekly social welfare payment will get a once-off payment of an extra week also called a ‘double week’ (minimum payment €20) as a cost-of-living support.
November 2022
  • Double Child Benefit payment
  • Once-off payment of €200 to people getting the Living Alone Increase
  • Once-off payment of €400 to people getting the Fuel Allowance
  • Once-off payment of €500 to people getting the Working Family Payment, Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension, Blind Pension and careers who qualify for the Career's Support Grant
]]> 2022-09-29 10:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319133746 Social welfare weekly payments taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319137653 The maximum rate of all weekly social welfare payments will increase by €12 with proportional increases for qualified adults and people on reduced rates of payment (January 2023).

People aged 25 and under who are getting a reduced rate of Jobseeker’s Allowance will get the full €12 increase (January 2023).

The weekly rate for a qualified child will increase by €2 from €40 to €42 for children under 12 years of age. It will increase by €2 from €48 to €50 for children aged 12 years and over (January 2023).

]]> 2022-09-29 10:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319137653 Christmas Bonus taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319143945 A Christmas Bonus of 100% will be paid in early December 2022 to people getting a long-term social welfare payment (minimum payment €20).]]> 2022-09-29 10:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319143945 Child Benefit taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319145074 A once-off double Child Benefit payment will be paid (November 2022). This means you will get an extra €140 per child in November.]]> 2022-09-29 10:38:28 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319145074 Fuel Allowance taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319150386 People getting Fuel Allowance will get a once-off payment of €400 (November 2022).

The income threshold for Fuel Allowance will increase by €80 from €120 to €200. For people aged over 70, it will increase to €500 for a single person and €1,000 for a couple (January 2023).

Disablement Benefit and half-rate Carer’s Allowance will be disregarded in the means test for Fuel Allowance (January 2023).

]]> 2022-09-29 10:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319150386 Living Alone Increase taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319151427 People getting Living Alone Increase will get a once-off payment of €200 (November 2022).

If you get Fuel Allowance and Living Alone Increase, you will get both once-off payments.

]]> 2022-09-29 10:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319151427 Payments to families taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319156594 People getting the Working Family Payment will get a once-off payment of €500 (November 2022).

The Working Family Payment income limits will increase by €40 across all family sizes (January 2023).

]]> 2022-09-29 10:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319156594 Disability and illness payments taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319159219 People getting Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension or Blind Pension will get a once-off payment of €500 (November 2022).

The earnings limit on Disability Allowance and Blind Pension will increase by €25 from €140 to €165 (January 2023).

]]> 2022-09-29 10:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319159219 Carers taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319161436 Carers who qualify for the Carer’s Support Grant will get a once-off payment of €500 (November 2022).

Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA) will increase by €20.50 from €309.50 to €330 (January 2023). DCA will be available for babies who remain in an acute hospital after birth for a period of 6 months (January 2023).

]]> 2022-09-29 10:52:19 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319161436 Employees taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319164660 Income tax rates will stay the same between  20% and 40%, but there will be increases to tax credits and changes to the income tax bands for 2023.

The standard rate tax band which is the amount you can earn before you start to pay the higher rate of tax will be increased by €3,200 to €40,000 for a single person and to €49,000 for married couples with one earner.

]]> 2022-09-29 10:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319164660 Energy business supports taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319169479 Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (T-BESS)
Funding of €1.25 billion will be provided to help small and medium businesses with energy costs under the Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (T-BESS). The scheme will be administered by Revenue on a self-assessment basis.

]]> 2022-09-29 10:59:25 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319169479 references taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319169858 https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/money_and_tax/budgets/budget_2023.html ]]> 2022-09-29 10:59:48 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2319169858 Childcare taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327524210 The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth budget allocation is €2.4 billion.

The National Childcare Scheme subsidy will be increased from 50 cent per hour to €1.40 per hour from January 2023. This means up to an additional €40.50 reduction in weekly childcare fees for parents.

]]> 2022-10-05 12:54:57 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327524210 Health taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327526459 The Department of Health budget allocation is €23.4 billion. 
€757 million is being allocated in 2023 for COVID-19 measures including:
  • €439 million for public health measures, such as testing and contact tracing, COVID-19 vaccines and for personal protective equipment (PPE) across the health service
  • €225 million to reduce hospital waiting lists and other backlogs caused by COVID-19
  • €50 million for capital measures related to COVID-19
]]> 2022-10-05 12:56:08 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327526459 Transport taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327527839 A total of €3.5 billion is allocated to the Department of Transport in 2023.
This includes funding for:
  • BusConnects, MetroLink and the DART expansion programme
  • Carbon reduction programmes and public transport
  • Active Travel, cycling, walking and greenways
  • National, regional and local roads
  • Public transport projects and funding for Local Link services
  • Aviation industry, including support for regional airports, Shannon, Ireland West, Donegal, and Kerry through the Regional Airports Programme (RAP) 2021-2025
  • Maritime transport and safety, including support for the Irish Coast Guard and the Commissioner of Irish Lights
  • Continued funding for the Safe Routes to School Programme
  • Transportation services for Ukrainian refugees
  • Additional staff in Transport Infrastructure Ireland, the National Transport Authority and the Medical Bureau of Road Safety
]]> 2022-10-05 12:57:00 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327527839 Other announcements taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327536664 Brexit
Ireland has been allocated 20% of the European Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR). This is €565 million in 2023.

Provisional allocation for public service pay
€1.4 billion has been set aside to cover the costs of the proposed extension of the Building Momentum Public Service Pay Agreement. If this is agreed, funding allocations will be made in the Revised Estimates in December 2022
Reserve funds for COVID-19 response, Ukraine and Brexit
€2.7 million is held in reserve for additional expenditure including COVID-19 response, supports for the State’s response to Ukraine and the Brexit Adjustment Reserve.







]]> 2022-10-05 13:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327536664 Justice taighnolan https://padlet.com/taighnolan/yemo31siyqe4ynma/wish/2327541227 The Department of Justice is allocated €3.3 billion in 2023, which includes funding for:
  • Up to 1000 new Garda trainees
  • Over 400 Garda staff
  • Investment in resources, like body cams, vehicles and a new aircraft
  • A Community Safety Innovation Fund to reinvest CAB seizures back into communities
  • The Zero Tolerance Plan for tackling gender-based and domestic violence
  • Youth justice
  • 100 new prison officers
  • The response to the Ukrainian crisis
  • Extra staff for the International Protection Office
  • The new Gambling Regulatory Authority
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