Almost 80,000 Dubliners currently qualify for the fuel allowance with many more expected to be eligible in the coming months, a Dublin TD has said.
This season’s scheme will run for 28 weeks with 371,000 qualifying nationwide and 78,336 in the capital for the weekly subsidy of €33. A €400 additional lump sum payment to all households receiving the fuel allowance will also be paid on November 14, bringing the total value of this year's payment to €1,324 per household.
Budget 2023 announced a major expansion of the scheme, which will see 81,000 more people nationally become eligible next year. A new means test for over 70s will be available in January and the Department of Social Protection are currently working on IT systems to implement the changes.
