Social Welfare (Covid-19) (Amendment) Bill 2020

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• Creates new Covid-19 welfare benefit to help people affected by pandemic economic impacts.
• Amends Social Welfare Acts to treat certain Covid-19 payments as paid social insurance contributions.
• Provides related support measures; enacted to address disease spread economic effects.

Stage timeline

1. First Stage 33rd Dáil

   20 Jul 2020
2. Second Stage 33rd Dáil

   28 Jul 2020
3. Committee Stage 33rd Dáil

   28 Jul 2020
4. Report Stage 33rd Dáil

   28 Jul 2020
5. Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil

   28 Jul 2020
6. Second Stage 26th Seanad

   29 Jul 2020
7. Committee Stage 26th Seanad

   29 Jul 2020
8. Report Stage 26th Seanad

   29 Jul 2020
9. Fifth Stage 26th Seanad

   29 Jul 2020
10. Enacted

    5 Aug 2020