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Thursday 5 October 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# fuel allowance

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2022
Fuel Allowance Scheme being expanded to 80,000 further people
The Fuel Allowance is a means-tested payment to help with the cost of heating your home during the winter months.
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
Extra Fuel Allowance payment of €100 to be issued this week
All households who received Fuel Allowance in early April will automatically receive the €100 lump sum.
VAT rate cut from 13.5% to 9% on energy bills until the end of October
Targeted supports for those on fuel allowance will mean an additional three weeks payment.
Fuel allowance recipients to receive once-off bonus payment of €125 from today
The once-off payment is means-tested and is available to pensioners, widows, widowers, jobseekers, lone-parents and people with disabilities.
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Explainer: What is the Fuel Allowance and who can qualify for it?
It was announced in the Budget this week that the Fuel Allowance would increase by €5 per week.
Fuel Allowance increase won't be paid out until November - but will be backdated
It was confirmed on Tuesday that the allowance was increasing by €5 to €33 a week.
Winter Fuel Allowance payment begins this week as govt hints at widening eligibility net
The fuel allowance is an additional social welfare payment that is means-tested.
Calls for a Cold Weather Payment for severe weather to be introduced
In Northern Ireland, the Cold Weather Payment scheme kicks in when the temperature falls below zero degrees for seven days.
Extra week of fuel allowance to be paid this week to over 368,000 households after cold weather
In total, an extra €22.50 will be paid to over 368,000 households.
Government will offer an extra week of fuel allowance during the cold snap
The decision means that fuel allowance recipients will now automatically receive €45 for this week instead of the usual €22.50.
3,000 delayed fuel allowance payments to be received next week
The technical glitch that caused the issue has been resolved.
Nearly 3,000 fuel allowance payments delayed after technical glitch
The Department of Social Protection said it was investigating the matter.
'Older people are sitting in libraries to stay warm': Sinn Féin criticises inaction on fuel allowance
Sinn Féin has claimed that many of the nation’s most vulnerable are being left out in the cold.
Winter fuel allowance to be extended following cold snap
The 410,000 people in receipt of the weekly €20 allowance will be given the allowance for an extra week.
Bishops urge government to abandon cuts to child benefit
At their winter meeting, the Irish Bishops’ Conference welcomes the U-turn on disability benefit – but remain concerned.