Are you entitled to the Winter Fuel Allowance?

A Fuel Allowance is a payment under the National Fuel Scheme to help with the cost of heating your home. It is paid to people who are dependant on long-term social welfare or Health Service Executive (HSE) payments and who are unable to provide for their own heating needs. The scheme operates for 32 weeks from September to the end of April.

You may qualify for a fuel allowance if you are getting:
State Pension (Contributory) or State Pension (Non-Contributory)
State Pension (Transition)
Widow's or Widower's (Contributory) Pension or Widow's or Widower's (Non-Contributory) Pension
Incapacity Supplement under the Occupational Injuries Benefit scheme
-Blind Pension -Invalidity Pension -Disability Allowance -Deserted Wife's Benefit or Allowance
Guardian's Payment (Contributory) or Guardian's Payment (Non-Contributory) Farm Assist -One-Parent Family Payment -Pre-Retirement Allowance -Prisoner's Wife's Allowance
Long-term Jobseeker's Allowance (15 months) -Basic Supplementary Welfare Allowance
Social Security Pension from an EE/EEA country or a country with whom Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement -Special Department of Defence Allowance
If You are taking part in Back to Work Allowance (BTWA), Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA), Rural Social Scheme, Revenue Job Assist or FÁS Community Employment and are entitled to keep your secondary benefits



The Fuel Allowance is €20 per week.
If you are not getting a social welfare payment, your Fuel Allowance can be paid directly into your account in a financial institution or you can collect the allowance at your local post office using your social services card.