Over 400,000 households across Ireland are set to receive fuel allowance starting this week that will benefit them throughout the winter months. The allowance is a means-assessed payment designed to assist with the cost of heating homes during the colder part of the year. Eligible recipients include those aged 70 and older or individuals receiving … Read more
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced a significant expansion of the Fuel Allowance scheme for the 2024/25 season, benefiting participants of Employment Support Schemes such as Community Employment (CE), Tús, and the Rural Social Scheme (RSS). Starting on September 23, 2024, periods spent on these schemes will now count towards the … Read more
This week marked the last week that recipients of the Fuel Allowance will receive payments until the program’s September restart. The social welfare benefit is a €33 per week payment made over a 28-week period from September to April. The date of the last payment for the 2022/2023 year was 10 April 2023. The fuel … Read more
The government’s new expanded fuel allowance scheme has now opened for applications. The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, today (December 5) announced the news, which is expected to benefit over 80,000 additional households qualifying for payment for the first time. Currently, over 370,000 households receive a Fuel Allowance payment of €33 per week. As … Read more
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced the start of the National Fuel Allowance Scheme for the 2022/23 Season. The €400 lump-sum payment for all households in receipt of the Fuel Allowance will be paid on the week commencing November 14th. The additional payment was announced as part of Budget 2023, bringing the … Read more
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced that the extra Fuel Allowance Payment will be paid this week, commencing 16th May. In all, over 371,000 households will benefit from the €100 payment. This is equivalent to over 3 weeks of Fuel Allowance for these households. The Government approved the additional lump sum payment … Read more
Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, has announced that the €125 once-off Fuel Allowance payment will be paid to 372,000 households from today. The payment, on top of regular Fuel Allowance, was agreed as part of the government’s €505 million packages aimed at mitigating the effects of rising energy costs. Households will receive the payment … Read more