Monthly Archives: September 2022

Budget 2023 summary

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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.

The overview of Budget 2023 is now available on citizensinformation.ie.  We will continue to add to the document as more information becomes available.

You can view a summary of social welfare changes in the Department of Social Protection’s factsheet which is available to download from gov.ie (pdf).

You can access a range of information from gov.ie’s Budget 2023 page including: 

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Budget 2023 will be announced on Tuesday 27 September 2022.

Public in-patient hospital charges for children up to 16 have been abolished.

You can buy a site from your local authority at a reduced price and build your home on it under the new  Ready to Build Scheme.

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The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities has announced measures to protect gas and electricity customers this winter.

The minimum wage will increase to €11.30 per hour for workers aged 20 and over from 1 January 2023.

Workers will have an entitlement to 3 days of paid sick leave from 1 January 2023.

All women aged between 17-25 living in Ireland are now eligible for free contraception and associated services such as GP visits.

From 1 October 2022, the maximum income limit for local authority housing for a single person will increase from €25,000 to €30,000 in Carlow, Clare, Laois, Westmeath and Galway county. 

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Fuel Allowance will be paid from the week starting Monday 26 September 2022. It will be paid for 28 weeks.

If you have been waiting for 3 years or more for a final decision on your application for international protection, you may qualify for the International Protection Student Scheme to help with the cost of going to college.

Successful applicants for the Basic Income for the Arts scheme were announced on 8 September 2022.

A new Employment Regulation Order for the early learning and childcare sector comes into effect on 15 September 2022.

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Leaving Cert results were released on 2 September. Get information on: 

Children up to 15 now qualify for the Universal Childcare Subsidy as part of the National Childcare Scheme. 

Taxis must now accept cashless payments. 

Details of who qualifies for a free flu vaccination are now available. 

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