Bereavement Grant
| - Bereavement Grant |
€850.00 |
Assistance towards funeral expenses can also be made under the Supplementary Welfare Allowance Scheme. An application for this scheme, which is means-tested, should be made to your local Community Welfare Officer.
Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant
| Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant (a once off payment for a widow, widower or surviving civil partner with a qualified child(ren)) |
€6,000.00 |
Fuel Allowance - Rate per week
| Allowance paid from September to May (32 weeks) |
€20.00 |
Smokeless Fuel Allowance - Rate per week
| Allowance paid from September to May (32 weeks) |
€3.90 |
| From September 2011 the Smokeless Fuel Allowance is no longer payable. |
Electricity Allowance
| - Individual Account |
Normal standing charges and up to 2,400 units per year up to August 2011
From September 2011 normal standing charges and up to 1,800 units per year. |
| - Group Account |
€43.80 per month up to August 2011
From September 2011 €35.80 per month.
From October 2011 €39.40 per month. |
Gas Allowance
| Natural Gas Allowance |
Provides a credit of up to €111.00 in each two-monthly billing period in winter and a credit of up to €52.00 in each two-monthly billing period in summer up to August 2011.
From September 2011 a credit of up to €89.00 in each two-monthly billing period in winter and a credit of up to €42.00 in each two-monthly billing period in summer will be provided.
From October 2011 a credit of up to €102.20 in each two-monthly billing period in winter and a credit of up to €48.20 in each two-monthly billing period in summer will be provided. |
| Bottle Gas Refill Allowance |
€40.70 per month up to August 2011
From September 2011 €32.70 per month.
From October 2011 €37.60 per month.
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Telephone Allowance
| - Landline |
Provides a credit of €26.00 every month towards your telephone bill up to August 2011.
From September 2011 a credit of €22.22 every month will be provided towards your telephone bill. |
| - Mobile Phone |
€26.00 per month up to August 2011
From September 2011 this allowance will be €22.30 per month. |
Free Television Licence
| If you qualify for the Household Benefits Package you will get a free colour television licence from the next renewal date of your current licence. |