Budget 2025

  • €1.4 billion tax package, reducing income tax and USC, with the average worker set to save around €1,000.
  • Social welfare increases: A €12 weekly pension hike, and enhanced payments for jobseekers and carers
  • Rent tax credit rises to €2,000 for renters
  • Double child benefit payments in November and December
  • Education: €500 cut in third-level fees and extended free school books to Leaving Certificate students.
  • Housing and health: Continued funding for social housing and healthcare improvements.
In the Irish Budget 2025, the national minimum wage will increase by €0.80, bringing it to €13.50 per hour starting from January 2025. Additionally, households will receive two energy credits, each worth €125, with the first payment in late 2024 and the second in early 2025. These measures are part of a broader cost-of-living support package aimed at easing financial pressures.