EnactedStage in the legislative process — click for what it means107/2022Official bill number / year
Social Welfare Bill 2022
- Sponsor
- Minister for Social Protection
- Introduced
- 17 Nov 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Increases weekly rates for maternity, adoptive, paternity, and parent's benefits by €12 each from January 2023.
- Raises employer PRSI threshold from €410 to €441 weekly earnings, aligning with minimum wage increase to €11.30/hour.
- Boosts social insurance and social assistance payment rates by €12 weekly; increases working family payment income thresholds by €40.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil17 Nov 2022
- Second Stage33rd Dáil22 Nov 2022
- Committee Stage33rd Dáil30 Nov 2022
- Report Stage33rd Dáil30 Nov 2022
- Fifth Stage33rd Dáil30 Nov 2022
- Second Stage26th Seanad7 Dec 2022
- Committee Stage26th Seanad13 Dec 2022
- Report Stage26th Seanad13 Dec 2022
- Fifth Stage26th Seanad13 Dec 2022
- Enacted15 Dec 2022
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