There are nine money changes hitting Ireland this month, with the cost of living crisis seeing a positive turn for once.
It has been a particularly hard year for households, however, things look to be turning around before the end of 2023.
Here are all the changes to watch out for this month:
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There are a series of cost of living cash boosts expected to be paid next month:
Once-off payment of €300 to people getting Fuel Allowance in the week beginning 20 November 2023
Once-off payment of €400 to people getting the Working Family Payment in the week beginning 20 November 2023
Once-off payment of €100 to people who get an increase for a qualified child - you will get one payment per qualified child in the week beginning 27 November 2023
Once-off payment of €200 to people getting the Living Alone Increase in the week beginning 27 November 2023
Once-off payment of €400 to people getting Disability Allowance, Invalidity Pension and Blind Pension in the week beginning 20 November 2023
Once-off payment of €400 to people getting the Carer’s Support Grant or Domiciliary Care Allowance in the week beginning 27 November 2023
Disney+ is increasing the cost of their subscription to Disney+ in Ireland.
It will see a hike from €8.99 to €10.99 in November for new customers. For existing customers, the new price will go into effect from 6 December.
The last time Disney+ increased their prices was in 2021, when the cost went up by €2, from €6.99 to €8.99.
SSE Airtricity has confirmed that they are reducing their electricity unit rates for its household customers by 12% from 1 November.
This decrease in price will see their electricity customers saving €233 each year.
The supplier’s gas customers will have their standard unit rates reduced by 10%, however, SSE Airtricity stated that there will be no reduction in its standing charge.
It is expected that their dual-fuel customers will save around €384.55 annually, with all domestic gas and electricity customers in the Republic of Ireland automatically getting the reduced rate later this year.
Electric Ireland has announced that it is cutting its prices for the first time in over three and a half years.
It will impact over 1.1 million of their electricity customers and 170,000 of their gas customers in Ireland.
Its electricity charges will be reduced by 10%, which will come into effect from 1 November.
Their standard charges will decrease by 12% at the same time.
The changes on the standard unit rates and standing charges will result in savings of around €212 a year on electricity bills and €216 on gas.
For those using Electric Ireland’s dual fuel option, customers will save €428.74 annually.
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