A new scheme to install free insulation and other energy efficiency measures in certain households has been running for over two years now. It is called “Warmth and Wellbeing” and is being piloted in selected areas of Dublin. Under the scheme – households where a member has a chronic respiratory disease and who meet teh […]
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Fuel Allowance
Extra Cold Weather Winter Fuel Payments
There have been some calls for extra fuel allowance payments because of the ongoing spell of cold weather . On Feb 27th – the Dept of Social Protection was referring people to the Exceptional Needs Payments if they were having problems paying for extra heating. After a bit of a row in the Dail on […]
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Fuel Allowance Delays
The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection have confirmed that 3000 people will have delays to their Fuel Allowance lump sum payments that were due this week. The delay affects 3000 of the 57,000 people who had opted to get the fuel allowance in the form of two lump sums instead of weekly payments […]
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Winter Fuel Allowance Extension will cost €8 Million
Many people will have forgotten that the length of the period of payment of the winter fuel allowance was cut by 6 weeks in Budget 2012 . Because of the extended cold spell this month – the Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton T.D. has today (Wednesday, 27th March, 2013) announced that the Fuel Allowance […]
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Winter Fuel Allowance Cut by €120 – Budget 2012
In Budget 2012 the WInter Fuel allowance payment period was cut from 32 weeks to 26 weeks. This equates to a cut of €20 a week for 6 weeks – or €120. The fuel allowance is currently paid to people over 66 and on low incomes. More Details of Budget 2012 Here
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