
Easter Payment Arrangements 2020
Easter Payment Arrangements 2020
Published: 6 April 2020
From: Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection
- 1. Office Closures
- 2. Post Office Closures
- 3. Payment Arrangements
- 4. Casual payments paid by cheque
- 5. Casual payment paid into the Bank
Office Closures
The Departments Offices will be closed from 13:00 on Wednesday 8th April and will re-open on Wednesday 15th April at 10:00.
Post Office Closures
All Post Offices will be open until 1pm Good Friday, 10th April but closed on Saturday 11th April and Easter Monday 13th April 2020.
Payment Arrangements
Below are payment schedules dues over Easter for people on the following schemes:
- Jobseeker Allowance/Benefit Farm Assist
- Back to work enterprise allowance
- Back to Work Family Dividend
- One Parent Family Payment
- Jobseekers Transitional Payment
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance
- Daily Expenses Allowance

Casual payments paid by cheque
Cheques for w/e 7th April (JA) and w/e 8th April (JB) will issue on Thursday 9th April.
Casual payment paid into the Bank
An EFT file will be created on Thursday 9th April but payments will not be lodged to bank accounts until Wednesday 15th April.
Source: gov.ie