Payments to Begin Under Home Heating Fuel Allowance

Clare Government TD Calls For Fuel Allowance Changes Amid Rising Heating Costs

A Clare Government TD is calling for the eligibility criteria for the Fuel Allowance Scheme to be widened, given the increase in the cost of home heating oil. For the next 28 weeks, households can avail of a weekly payment of €38, or instead receive two instalments of €532 each. The payment is available to […]

West Cork households set to benefit from fuel allowance

The government has today announced the start of its fuel allowance scheme, with nearly 450,000 household set to benefit from the support. Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary today announced the start of the scheme for the 2026/27 season.

Payments to begin under home heating fuel allowance

Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has announced the start of the Fuel Allowance Scheme for the 2026/27 season. Payments will commence this week for over 465,000 households, under expanded eligibility rules to allow more households to qualify. The fuel allowance is a means-tested payment designed to help eligible households with their heating costs during […]

Fuel Allowance to benefit 470,000 homes this Winter – O’Shea

Fuel allowance payments begin Monday and a major expansion of the scheme means a quarter of all homes in the country now qualify, a Fine Gael TD has said. Chair of the Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection, Deputy John Paul O’Shea said, “The 2026/27 Fuel Allowance season starts on September 28th, and every eligible household […]