Double 125 energy credit payment dates for ALL Irish households confirmed as first social welfare boost in just weeks [Video]

ENERGY credits will be paid out to every household in the country on November 1 with Budget 2025’s social welfare lump sums hitting accounts on dates ranging between October and December, the Irish Sun can reveal.

A series of lump sums, double payments and energy credits were agreed as part of a €2.2 billion cost of living package in Budget 2025 to help people through the winter.

The size of the measures saw Budget 2025 labelled a pre-election giveaway aimed at winning votes – a charge that Government leaders deny.

However, the dates of the payouts are bound to spark more speculation about the timing of the upcoming general election as TDs believe the Taoiseach is going to call a November election.

A range of budget related motions are set to go before Cabinet today including details of the …