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Thursday 5 October 2023 Dublin: 14°C

# fuel allowance

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2022
# fuel allowance
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.
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Dec 5th 2022, 11:14 AM
# The Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
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May 16th 2022, 10:45 PM
# Heating
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.
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May 16th 2022, 11:25 AM
# energy costs
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.
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Apr 13th 2022, 12:24 PM
# cost of living crisis
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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Mar 14th 2022, 6:00 AM
All time
# fuel allowance
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.
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Oct 17th 2021, 6:30 AM
# Heating
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.
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Oct 15th 2021, 2:02 PM
# thintean fein
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.
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Sep 27th 2021, 6:21 AM
# Cold Snap
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.
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Nov 29th 2018, 6:05 AM
# beast from the east
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.
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Mar 12th 2018, 9:22 PM
# stay warm
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.
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Feb 28th 2018, 9:52 AM
# technical glitch
3,000 delayed fuel allowance payments to be received next week
The technical glitch that caused the issue has been resolved.
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Jan 5th 2018, 4:10 PM
# Delayed
Nearly 3,000 fuel allowance payments delayed after technical glitch
The Department of Social Protection said it was investigating the matter.
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Jan 4th 2018, 7:50 AM
# left out in the cold
'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.
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Oct 14th 2016, 3:11 PM
# fuel allowance
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.
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Mar 27th 2013, 11:21 AM
# Budget 2012
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.
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Dec 8th 2011, 9:53 AM