The Fuel Allowance aims to help with the cost of heating their home during the winter months and is only paid to one person in a household.
The Department of Social Protection confirmed to RSVP Live that people who qualified for the payment should have received their second lump sum payment in the second week of this month, starting 9 January.People can get their payments in two ways. The first is in two lump sum payments of €462.To get Fuel Allowance you must:For people that are over 70 years of age, they don’t need a qualifying payment to qualify for Fuel Allowance.
Social welfare payments are either based on your PRSI contributions or means-tested social assistance payments.Finally, the Fuel Allowance is a means-tested payment which means that the Department of Social Protection examines all your sources of income.You can find out more about this payment here.READ MORE