A MAJOR social welfare payment date switch up will impact thousands of recipients in just two days.
And An Post have confirmed that some payments may have to be picked up at an alternative location after vicious Storm Eowyn left some post offices out of action.
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The date switch-up comes as the recently introduced February bank holidays sees post offices closed on Monday February 3, after St Brigid’s Day on Saturday.
Any social welfare payments that were due to be handed out on this date will instead be paid on either Friday, January 31 or Saturday, February 1.
Child Benefit payment which is usually paid on the first Tuesday of each month will also be paid out on these earlier dates.
The payment will always be made on an earlier date if the Tuesday it is due to be paid out falls after a bank holiday Monday.
This will happen again in May and June of this year following the bank holidays in those months.
The payment date change means many recipients could have their payments in just days, before January is even over.
However, as power outages continue around the country following the storm some people may have to collect their payments elsewhere.
An Post have confirmed that 20 post offices still remain closed today as the ESB continue restoration works.
And they confirmed all payments due for payment today or tomorrow are ready for payment and payments due to be paid last Friday, or yesterday, are waiting to be collected.
Dromindoor and Lisdoonvarna’s Post Offices in Clare both remain closed due to power outages.
However, payments can be collected from Ennis Post Office.
Ahascragh and Glenamaddy in Galway remain closed, with payments available from Ballinasloe Post Office.
Also in Galway Dunmore, Cummer, Clarinbridge and Claddaghduff remain shut with payments available from Galway Post Office on Eglinton Street.
As are Monivea, Miltown-Galway, Lettermore and Leenane.
Cong in Mayo is also closed with payments collectable from Galway Post Office.
WAITING FOR LOCATION
Broadhaven, Geesala and Knock are also shut with payments available at Ballina Post Office.
Mount Nugent in Cavan, Sneem in Kerry, Dowra in Leitrim, Lanesborough in Longford, Drummullin in Roscommon and Latton in Monaghan are all shut.
As are Shannonbridge and Williamstown in Offaly, Ballyfarnon, Knockcroghery and Strokestown also in Roscommon and Coole in Westmeath.
And in Sligo Ballycastle, Liscarney and Aclare are all closed.
In regards to these locations An Post said: ” We are working on identifying the alternative location for DSP payment collection.”
