State Pension Payment Dates (Ireland)

State Pension is paid every Friday — currently up to €299.30 a week. Below is every payment date through the end of 2027, with the 2 dates that shift because of a bank holiday or weekend clearly marked. Nothing here needs a sign-up.

Both the State Pension (Contributory) and the State Pension (Non-Contributory) are paid weekly on a Friday. The maximum Contributory rate in 2026 is €299.30 a week (€309.30 if you are 80 or over); the maximum Non-Contributory rate is €288. Christmas Day 2026 falls on a Friday, so watch that week in particular — see the table below.

State Pension 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 the State Pension paid in Ireland?

Weekly, on a Friday. If that Friday is a bank holiday — as Christmas Day 2026 is — you are paid on the previous working day instead, so Thursday 24 December 2026.

How much is the State Pension in 2026?

The maximum State Pension (Contributory) is €299.30 a week, rising to €309.30 at age 80. The maximum State Pension (Non-Contributory) is €288 a week. Both went up €10 in Budget 2026.

Will the pension go up in Budget 2027?

Nothing has been announced. The last two budgets each added €10 a week, and Social Justice Ireland is campaigning for €15. Budget 2027 is on 6 October 2026.

Other payment dates

• Child Benefit payment dates
• Domiciliary Care Allowance payment dates
• Disability Allowance payment dates
• One-Parent Family Payment 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.