Current rates of payment for social welfare payments (SW19)
- Published on: 3 July 2019
- Last updated on: 3 January 2025
The SW19 gives the rates of payment from the Department of Social Protection. It also contains the percentage rates of Pay-Related Social Insurance (PRSI) contributions for employees, employers and for self-employed people.
Please note that the tables contained in this booklet for some of the means-tested payments are not exhaustive and the relevant rate should be checked with the section of the department dealing with that payment.
The information in this booklet is correct at the time of going to publication.
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