What changed, and when

6 October 2026, press report

Budget 2027 raises core welfare rates by €10 a week

The Budget delivered on 6 October 2026 raises core weekly social welfare rates by €10 from January 2027, covering about 1.6 million people including pensioners, jobseekers, carers and disability recipients. Press coverage did not name Illness Benefit or Injury Benefit specifically; the exact 2027 Injury Benefit rate awaits the Social Welfare Act.

Changes: lib/rules/board.config.json welfare: a 2027 Injury Benefit rate with effectiveFrom 2027-01-01, once the Social Welfare Act is enacted

10 September 2026, official record

Board commissions survey on accepting or rejecting assessments

The Injuries Resolution Board announced an Ipsos B&A survey of claimants and respondents on why assessments are accepted or rejected. Half of assessments were accepted in 2024 and 47% during 2025. No change to any rule.

8 July 2026, official record

Annual Report 2025: 20,077 applications, median award €14,020

The Board published its Annual Report 2025 and the Award Values Report for July to December 2025: applications down 4% on 2024 and 35% on 2019, 10,032 awards worth €213 million, a median of €14,020 (up 7%), mediation agreed in 54% of cases in about three months, and over €88 million in savings claimed.

Changes: lib/figures/register.config.json: the 2025 year, entered by a human

20 January 2026, official record

General Scheme of the Judicial Council (Amendment) Bill 2026

The Government approved a General Scheme moving reviews of the Personal Injuries Guidelines from every three years to every five, and adding a route for the Council to reconsider amendments. The 16.7% increase approved in December 2024 remains outside the Oireachtas.

1 December 2025, official record

Respondent charge rises to €1,200

S.I. No. 557/2025 set the charge a respondent pays the Board at €1,200 from 1 December 2025, up from €1,050. The claimant's application fee is unchanged.

Changes: lib/rules/board.config.json respondent.charge.rates: entered with effectiveFrom 2025-12-01

31 October 2025, official record

Central Bank: motor claims by channel in 2024

The seventh private motor NCID report: 16% of injury claims settled through the Board, taking 2.7 years on average, and 36% through litigation, taking 5 years. Litigated claims cost far more in legal fees than Board or direct settlements.

Changes: lib/figures/register.config.json centralBank.channelMix: 2024, entered by a human

14 December 2024, official record

Judicial Council approves amended Guidelines

The Council approved amendments raising the Guidelines' figures by 16.7% overall. They do not take effect until both Houses of the Oireachtas pass a resolution, which has not been moved.

Changes: lib/rules/guidelines.config.json: a second edition with effectiveFrom, only after the Oireachtas resolution