Beneficiary of Temporary Protection Weekly Payment

In May 2024 the government agreed to bring equivalence of treatment between Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BOTPs) who arrived in Ireland before and after 14 March and who are living in full board State provided accommodation where meals and utilities are provided.

The government has now agreed on a plan to implement this decision. This means:

• from Monday 9 September 2024, Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who live in a Designated Accommodation Centre where meals and utilities are provided no longer qualify for certain social assistance payments. These include:

-Jobseeker's Allowance

- State Pension (Non-contributory)

-One-Parent Family Payment

-Blind Pension

-Carer's Allowance

-Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance (other than Additional Needs Payments)

-Disability Allowance

-Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-contributory) Pension

-Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension

-Guardian's Payment

-Domiciliary Care Allowance

• any Beneficiary of Temporary Protection Payment (BOTPs) living in a Designated Accommodation Centre (DAC) will be entitled to a net weekly payment of €38.80 per adult and €29.80 per child subject to an income test
• if you are affected by this, you will get a letter from the department telling you about changes to your payment
• BOTPs resident in newly Designated Accommodation Centres will receive their first reduced payment on Thursday 12 September
• you will still be entitled to Working Family Payment (WFP) and Child Benefit
• you can also apply for an Additional Needs Payment
• when a Beneficiary of Temporary Protection leaves a Designated Accommodation Centre or makes their own accommodation arrangements on arrival, they will be entitled to apply for standard social protection assistance, subject to meeting the standard eligibility conditions

If you are a Beneficiary of Temporary Protection under the Temporary Protection Directive and are living in an Accommodation Centre designated by the Item was unpublished or removed you are entitled to receive the Beneficiary of Temporary Protection Weekly Payment, subject to an income test. A full list of designated centres can be found here.

The weekly payment is payable to all Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection who live in an Accommodation Centre designated by the Item was unpublished or removed. The payment is subject to an income test.

You will require a Personal Public Service (PPS) Number to access supports from the Department of Social Protection.

The rate of the allowance is €38.80 per week for an adult and €29.80 per week for a child.

Newly arrived Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection will continue to be directed through the Beneficiary of Temporary Protection payment application process at Citywest Convention Centre.

BOTPs resident in newly Designated Accommodation Centres will receive their first reduced payment on Thursday 12 September. Entitlement to the BOTP weekly payment will be reviewed over the coming weeks and the department will communicate with customers individually.

The Temporary Protection Directive allows you to work while you are in Ireland.

You can check out employment opportunities at JobsIreland.ie.

Our main page on income supports for those arriving from Ukraine can be found here.