Question 1

What does the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 do?

Accepted Answer

Increases weekly rates for maternity, adoptive, paternity and parent's benefits by €10 each from January 2026; raises domiciliary care allowance monthly rate by €20 from January 2026. Raises employer PRSI employee earnings threshold from €527 to €552 per week to align with National Minimum Wage increase in January 2026. Increases jobseeker's benefit graduated rates and working family payment income thresholds from January 2026; extends newborn baby grant qualification period from 1 to 3 months post-birth/adoption.

Question 2

What stage is the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 at?

Accepted Answer

As of 23 Jan 2026, the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 is at Enacted. Once a bill passes every stage in both Houses of the Oireachtas and is signed by the President, it becomes law.

Question 3

Who introduced the Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025?

Accepted Answer

The Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025 was sponsored by Minister for Social Protection, and was introduced on 6 Nov 2025.

Social Welfare and Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System (Amendment) Bill 2025

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