Payment dates for eight lump-sum household payments worth €1.2bn revealed 

The cost-of-living payments are focused on pensioners, carers, people with disabilities, and working families

Social protection minister Heather Humphreys. Picture: Lorraine Teevan

The Government has revealed the payment dates for the €1.2bn worth of lump sum social protection supports announced in last month's Budget.

Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys and Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath have set out the details of the eight different lump sums that will be paid between now and Christmas.