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Close To 25,000 Kildare Households Benefit From First Tranche Of Cost-Of-Living Payments

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The payments were made by the Government last week

Almost 25,000 households in Kildare benefitted from the first tranche of cost-of-living support payments made by the Government last week. 

According to the Department of Social Protection, some 14,000 households received the €300 fuel allowance, while 8,773 were recipients of the €400 disability support grant. 

A further 2,047 households in the county benefitted from the €400 lump sum working family payment. 

The supports come as part of Budget 2024, and will be followed up with further payments in the coming weeks. 
 

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