Household net worth rose by 2.9% or €24bn in the final three months of the year.
Household savings continued to increase, up by €1bn, to stand at €7.4bn.
Housing assets also increased by €11.9bn during the quarter, while household liabilities remained relatively stable over the quarter.
Central Bank data shows that household net worth has grown annually since 2012.
Last year, household net worth increased by €49bn.
The rise in wealth is in contrast to the impact of the pandemic on many households.
The data shows that households experienced a fall in pay of €5.1bn over the year.
Households have also seen a €11.1bn rise in social transfers and subsidies, including the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, the Temporary Wage Subsidy Scheme and the Employment Wage Subsidy Scheme, alongside a fall in consumption of €9.2bn in 2020.
Number on Covid-19 unemployment payment falls below 400,000 Pandemic Unemployment Payment to be paid to more than 385,000 people this week
Tue, May 4, 2021, 20:02
The number of people claiming the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) has fallen below 400,000 for the first time this year, the Department of Social Protection has said.
The latest figures on the State’s support for those who have lost their jobs in the Covid-19 pandemic show that 385,211 people will be paid €114.1 million in payments this week.
This is in addition to the 183,096 people who were on the Live Register at the end of March.
It brings to more than €7.4 billion the total paid under the financial support introduced in March 2020 as the Government was forced to support people made unemployed by the pandemic. PUP sums paid range from €203 to €350 per week.
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Almost 60% of businesses in Republic claiming Covid support during pandemic Almost six in 10 hairdressing and other beauty treatment enterprises had at least three quarters of their staff on Covid-19 income support in January 2021 Cate McCurry, PA 28 April, 2021 11:12
Almost 60% of Irish businesses were claiming Covid-19 income supports at the outbreak of the pandemic, figures show.
Research by the Central Statistics Office shows that it dropped to a low of 30% of businesses in September last year.
The CSO published the results of its series on Business Signs of Life: State Supports, which examines changes in the Irish business economy during the Covid-19 crisis.