Heating support

Fuel Allowance eligibility check

Check the main 2026 payment, household and means rules. Your answers stay on this device.

One payment per household: the current 2026 rate is €38 weekly. A rise to €43 from 1 January 2027 has been announced. The 28-week illustration uses an unchanged 2026 rate; it is not the actual 2026–2027 season total.

Your circumstances

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Is the applicant legally resident in Ireland?Are they mainly responsible for the household’s heating costs?Does everyone living there fit the published household rules?Is heating provided in full with the accommodation?Does someone in the household already get Fuel Allowance?Is the applicant aged 66 or over?Does the applicant have a spouse or partner?Qualifying payment routeCombined assessable weekly income (€)Combined assessable capital (€)Is there a lodger, hosted resident, care arrangement, excluded payment, second property or unusual income?

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Evidence and limits

Rule fuel-2026.2 · effective 1 January 2026 · checked 2026-09-08. Under-66 thresholds are €499.30 single, €698.70 for a couple with a partner under 66 and €767.70 where the partner is 66+. Enhanced 66+ thresholds are €534 single and €1,068 couple.

The capital disregard is €20,000 under age 66 and €50,000 from age 66. Some payments and household arrangements have special disregards, so those are not guessed here.

Official service page Operational guidelines Budget 2026

Estimate only: The Department makes the final household, means and entitlement decision. Fuel Allowance contributes to normal heating costs; it is not designed to cover them in full.