Check your eligibility for €924 fuel allowance

Following the launch of the 2024/25 fuel allowance season, Clare Fine Gael General Election Candidate Leonora Carey has urged local households to check their eligibility for the scheme which will run for the next 28 weeks.

“The allowance is worth €924 for individual households, which is a very welcome contribution towards heating costs for the winter months.

“I was delighted that Minister Heather Humphreys broadened the eligibility of the scheme which will result in more Clare families benefitting from the payment.

“Because of these changes, there are now 400,000 households across the country in receipt, and they can choose between a weekly payment of €33 or two payments of €462.

In Budget 2023, Fine Gael also introduced a new over 70s means test for Fuel Allowance. Under this, a single person can have an income of €512 per week and a couple can have €1024 per week and still qualify for the allowance.

“Those in receipt do not need to reapply and will continue to get the payment, and I encourage anyone who feels they may be entitled to go to welfare.ie and check their eligibility,” Ms Carey concluded.