All Benefits Ireland 2026

Child Benefit Ireland €140/month per child Maternity Benefit Ireland €289/week for 26 weeks Paternity Benefit Ireland €289/week for 2 weeks Adoptive Benefit Ireland €289/week for 24 weeks Parent's Leave and Benefit Ireland €289/week — 9 weeks each parent Child Support Payment Ireland For separated/divorced parents One-Parent Family Payment Ireland Means-tested support for lone parents Guardian's Payment Ireland For guardians of orphaned children Domiciliary Care Allowance Ireland €340/month for children with severe disability Back to School Clothing Allowance €160–€285 per child annually Pregnancy Benefits Ireland All payments before and after birth Home Carer Tax Credit Ireland €1,800/year — married couple with stay-at-home carer Single Person Child Carer Credit Ireland €1,750/year + extra rate band for single parents

Illness Benefit Ireland €232/week — short-term illness Disability Allowance Ireland €232/week — long-term disability Invalidity Pension Ireland €237/week — permanent incapacity Blind Pension Ireland €232/week — vision impairment Occupational Injury Benefit Ireland Work injury and disease compensation GP Visit Card Ireland Free GP visits for qualifying adults Medical Card Ireland Free healthcare for low-income households Treatment Benefit Ireland Dental, optical and aural benefits Partial Capacity Benefit Ireland Return to work while keeping 50–100% of Illness Benefit Drug Payment Scheme Ireland €80/month cap on prescription costs — no means test Long-Term Illness Scheme Ireland Free medicines for 16 specific conditions Disablement Benefit Ireland Compensation for permanent disability from workplace accident

Carer's Allowance Ireland €248–€286/week — means tested Carer's Benefit Ireland €289/week — PRSI based, 2 years Carer's Support Grant Ireland €1,850/year — annual lump sum

Jobseeker Ireland €232/week — Allowance or Benefit Back to Work Enterprise Allowance Keep welfare while starting a business Back to Work Family Dividend Family supplement when returning to work Back to Education Allowance Ireland Continue welfare while studying Community Employment Scheme Ireland Part-time work and training Student Grant Ireland SUSI grant — means-tested education support Jobseeker's Benefit (Self-Employed) €232/week for self-employed who lost income — Class S PRSI Short-Time Work Support Ireland Jobseeker's Benefit for employees put on reduced hours Tús Scheme Ireland €25/week above JA — community work for long-term unemployed Rural Social Scheme Ireland ~€259/week for low-income farmers and fishers

Housing Assistance Payment Ireland Rent support for long-term housing need Rent Supplement Ireland Short-term rent support Supplementary Welfare Allowance Ireland Emergency income support Fuel Allowance Ireland €33/week — Oct to April Household Benefits Package Ireland Electricity/gas credit + TV licence Living Alone Increase Ireland €22/week extra for single-person households Working Family Payment Ireland Weekly top-up for low-income working families Free Travel Pass Ireland Free public transport nationwide Additional Needs Payment Ireland Emergency help for deposits, furniture, fuel and more Rental Accommodation Scheme Ireland Local authority contracts landlord — income-based rent Help to Buy Scheme Ireland Up to €30,000 back for first-time buyers of new homes

State Pension Ireland Up to €289/week from age 66 Widow's Pension Ireland €232–€268/week for bereaved spouses Bereavement Benefits Ireland All payments and entitlements on death Farm Assist Ireland Means-tested support for low-income farmers Benefit Payment for 65-Year-Olds Ireland €232/week bridge between work and State Pension at 66

PPS Number Ireland Personal Public Service number — required for all Benefits for Immigrants Ireland Full guide — what you can claim and when Habitual Residence Condition Ireland The key test for welfare eligibility Stamp Types Ireland Immigration permissions and welfare rights Daily Expenses Allowance Ireland €38.80/week for International Protection applicants

Social Welfare Ireland Overview of all 2026 rates PRSI Contributions Ireland How contributions affect your entitlements Tax Credits Ireland Personal, Employee and Earned Income credits Redundancy Pay Ireland Statutory redundancy — 2 weeks per year of service Self-Employed Benefits Ireland What the self-employed can and cannot claim Social Welfare Appeals Ireland How to appeal a refused or reduced payment Rent Tax Credit Ireland €1,000/year for private renters — no means test Christmas Bonus Ireland Extra week of welfare payment in December