One-Parent Family Payment Dates (Ireland)

One-Parent Family Payment is paid every Thursday — currently up to €254 a week. Below is every payment date through the end of 2027, with the 0 dates that shift because of a bank holiday or weekend clearly marked. Nothing here needs a sign-up.

One-Parent Family Payment is paid weekly on a Thursday, at a maximum personal rate of €254 a week in 2026, plus the Child Support Payment of €58 a week per child under 12 and €78 per child aged 12 or over. The Jobseeker's Transitional Payment, which many lone parents move on to, is also paid on a Thursday.

One-Parent Family Payment payment dates 2026–2027

Dates highlighted in amber are moved earlier because the normal day is a bank holiday or a weekend. You are never paid late and you never lose a payment — the date just comes forward.

What happens on a bank holiday?

If your payment is due on a bank holiday, it is issued on the previous working day — normally the Friday before a Monday bank holiday. Money going to a bank account arrives early; if you collect at the post office it is available from that day. You are not paid twice and you do not lose anything.

The Christmas Bonus — an extra 100% of your weekly payment, minimum €20 — normally lands in the first week of December, automatically, if you are on a long-term payment. Rates themselves change each January after the Budget: see what is coming in Budget 2027.

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Common questions

What day is One-Parent Family Payment paid?

Weekly, on a Thursday. If the Thursday is a bank holiday you are paid the previous working day instead.

How much is One-Parent Family Payment in 2026?

The maximum personal rate is €254 a week, plus €58 a week for each child under 12 and €78 for each child aged 12 or over.

As a lone parent, what else can I claim?

Often the Working Family Payment if you are employed, the Single Person Child Carer Credit worth €1,900 off your tax, the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, and the Fuel Allowance. Most lone parents miss at least one of these.

Other payment dates

• Child Benefit payment dates
• Domiciliary Care Allowance payment dates
• State Pension payment dates
• Disability Allowance payment dates
• Christmas payment dates & the Christmas Bonus
• All social welfare payment dates & the bank holiday checker

Dates are worked out from published Department of Social Protection payment rules and the official Irish public holiday list. We are independent and take no money from any bank, advertiser or government body. If your circumstances are unusual, check MyWelfare or your award letter.