Fuel Allowance
A Fuel Allowance (currently €14.00 per week) is payable for 29 weeks from early October to late April. Only one allowance is payable to any one household. To qualify for a Fuel Allowance you must live alone or with other qualified people and your household must satisfy a means test.
Smokeless Fuel Allowance
This allowance (currently €3.90 per week) helps pay for smokeless fuels in certain areas* where selling bituminous fuel is banned.
* Arklow, Bray, Celbridge, Cork City, Drogheda, Dublin City, Dundalk, Galway City, Kilkenny City, Leixlip, Limerick City, Naas, Sligo, Tralee, Waterford City and Wexford.
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For more details on how to qualify for a Fuel Allowance and Smokeless Fuel Allowance, see information booklet SW 17 and SW 17a , which you can get from your local Social Welfare Office.
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