Summary
Cost of living
* €12 per week increase for every recipient of a social protection payment * A double Child Benefit payment (worth €140 per child) to be paid in November in addition to the normal monthly payment * A once-off double week "Cost of Living Support" payment to social welfare recipients in October, including pensioners, carers, people on disability payments and jobseekers * Additional €500 for those receiving the Working Family Payment and Carer's Support Grant recipients to be paid in November * Once-off payment before Christmas of €200 to recipients of the Living Alone Allowance * Once-off payment of €500 to those who qualify for Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension and the Blind Pension to be paid in November * Entry point for higher PAYE rate of 40% increased (by €3,200) to €40,000 a year - below that, the rate remains at 20% * €600 in electricity credits for all households to be paid in three instalments of €200; the first payment will be made before Christmas, with two further instalments in the New Year * Free primary school books for all children * €100 million to help schools deal with rising energy costs in 2022 and to support school transport providers * Student Contribution Fee cut by €500 for eligible families earning between €62,000 and €100,000 * Income limit to qualify for a 50% reduction in contribution fees under SUSI will be increased from €55,240 to €62,000 * An extra €10 million for further and higher education institutions to help with rising costs * Funding to support a reduction of up to 25% in the weekly fee for those using the National Childcare Scheme * 9% VAT rate for electricity and gas extended until 28 February 2023Other
* Additional 686 Special Educational Needs teachers * Additional 1,194 Special Needs Assistants * Excise duty on a pack of 20 cigarettes rises by 50c, with a pro-rata increase on other tobacco products * Excise reduction of 21c per litre (petrol), 16c per litre (diesel) and 5.4c (marked gas oil) extended until 28 February 2023 * Carbon taxes on petrol and diesel will go up from €41 to €48.50 per tonne from 12 October * An overall package of €443 million to help reduce waiting lists * Expanding free contraception, currently available to women aged 17 to 25, to those aged from 16 to 30 yearsReferences
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