Fuel Allowance recipients will soon stop receiving their payments as the current season comes to an end.
The social welfare benefit is paid out over 28 weeks from September until April. The date of the last payment for the 2022/2023 year is 10 April 2023.
The date for the beginning of the 2023/2024 fuel allowance season is yet to be confirmed, but recipients can expect the payment to resume by the end of September.
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To be considered eligible for Fuel Allowance, you must be living alone or with certain people listed below, living in Ireland and getting one of the following qualifying payments:
State Pension (Contributory)
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension
Incapacity Supplement under the Occupational Injuries Benefit scheme
Invalidity Pension
Guardian's Payment (Contributory)
Death Benefit under the Occupational Injuries Scheme
A pension or benefit from a country covered by EU Regulations or a country with which Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement (provided there is an equivalent Irish payment)
Qualifying social assistance payments
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension
Disability Allowance
Blind Pension
Deserted Wife's Benefit or Allowance
One-Parent Family Payment (OFP)
Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory)
Farm Assist
Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance for more than a year (this is 364 days over 12 months - it is paid on a 7-day week basis so 12 months’ payment is reached after day 364)
Jobseeker's Allowance for more than 312 days (over 12 months - it is paid on a 6-day week basis so 12 months’ payment is reached after day 312). Days on Jobseeker's Benefit (JB) and PUP can count towards the 312 days, if your JB was immediately before your JA claim. You can keep your Fuel Allowance if you move to JA from OFP, Carer’s Allowance or JST.
Jobseeker's Transitional payment (JST)
If you are taking part in certain schemes - Back to Work Allowance, Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA), Rural Social Scheme, Tús or Community Employment and are entitled to keep your secondary benefits
You must live alone or only with:
A dependent spouse, civil partner or cohabitant and/or dependent children
A person who is getting Carer's Allowance or Carer's Benefit and is caring for you or for your dependent spouse, partner or cohabitant on a full-time basis
A person getting short-term Jobseeker's Allowance or basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Other people who are getting the qualifying payments and who would also be eligible for a Fuel Allowance in their own right
Lastly, you or other members of your household are unable to provide for your heating needs.
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