Revised Intreo Centres Opening Hours
All Intreo Centres and Branch Offices of the Department will be closed on Good Friday 2 April and Easter Monday 5 April 2021.
Please see details on the COVID-19 Revised Intreo Centre Opening Hours here
Post Office Closures
All Post Offices will be open until 1pm Good Friday 2 April but closed on Saturday 3 April and Easter Monday 5 April 2021.
Payment Arrangements
Below are payment schedules due over Easter for people on the following schemes:
- Jobseekers Allowance
- Jobseekers Benefit
- Jobseeker’s Benefit for the Self-Employed
- Jobseeker Allowance/Benefit Farm Assist
- Back to Work Allowance
- Back to Work Family Dividend
- One-Parent Family Payment
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance
- Daily Expenses Allowance
- Non-casual Cheques
Payments due on | Will be available from |
29/03/2021 | 26/03/2021 |
30/03/2021 | 29/03/2021 |
31/03/2021 | 30/03/2021 |
01/04/2021 | 31/03/2021 |
02/04/2021 | 01/04/2021 |
05/04/2021 | 01/04/2021 |
06/04/2021 | 06/04/2021 |
07/04/2021 | 07/04/2021 |
08/04/2021 | 08/04/2021 |
09/04/2021 | 09/04/2021 |
Casual payments paid by cheque
Cheques for week ending 30 March (JA) and week ending 31 March (JB) will issue on Thursday 1 April.
Casual payments paid into the Bank
An EFT file will be created on Thursday, 1 April but payments will not be lodged to bank accounts until Wednesday, 7 April.
Online Casuals Submission Deadlines
Due to Public/Bank holidays please submit your work pattern for week ending 30 March / 31 March by 12 noon Thursday, 1 April. See MyWelfare for details.