An Post cash social welfare payments contract renewed

Annual payouts of €54 million made through countrywide network

An Post make 38 million payments annually. Pic: RollingNews.ie

The Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton has announced a renewal of her Department’s contract for cash social welfare payments at Post Offices.

The current contract was signed in December 2013 for an initial two years with an option for extension for a further four years in a yearly basis.

The value of the contract in 2015 was €54 million with over 38 million social welfare payments being made at Post ...