We might already be in the second month of 2025 but that doesn’t mean there aren’t a lot of cost of living and social welfare changes from Budget 2025 that have still to come around
The year might be well underway, but there are still plenty of cost of living and social welfare changes from Budget 2025 that have still to come into effect.
Pension auto-enrolment The introduction of the auto-enrolment retirement savings scheme will start from 30 September 2025. Free schoolbooks for Senior Cycle students The free schoolbooks scheme will be extended to all Transition Year and Senior Cycle students within the free education scheme from September 2025.Hot school meals The Hot School Meal programme will be extended to all remaining primary schools on a phased basis from April 2025. A new ‘school meals holiday hunger’ pilot project will be introduced in summer 2025.
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