In May 2024 the government agreed to bring equivalence of treatment between Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) who arrived in Ireland before and after 14 March and who are living in full board State provided accommodation where meals and utilities are provided.
The government has now agreed on a plan to implement this decision.
This means:
– From Monday 9 September 2024, Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who live in a Designated Accommodation Centre where meals and utilities are provided no longer qualify for certain social assistance payments. These include:
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- State Pension (Non-contributory)
- One-Parent Family Payment
- Blind Pension
- Carer’s Allowance
- Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (other than Additional Needs Payments)
- Disability Allowance
- Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-contributory) Pension
- Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension
- Guardian’s Payment
- Domiciliary Care Allowance
– Any Beneficiary of Temporary Protection Payment (BOTPs) living in a Designated Accommodation Centre (DAC) will be entitled to a net weekly payment of €38.80 per adult and €29.80 per child subject to an income test
– If you are affected by this, you will get a letter from the department telling you about changes to your payment
– BOTPs resident in newly Designated Accommodation Centres will receive their first reduced payment on Thursday 12 September
– You will still be entitled to Working Family Payment (WFP) and Child Benefit
– You can also apply for an Additional Needs Payment
– When a Beneficiary of Temporary Protection leaves a Designated Accommodation Centre or makes their own accommodation arrangements on arrival, they will be entitled to apply for standard social protection assistance, subject to meeting the standard eligibility conditions.
