Every Irish social welfare payment, and what it pays.
37 payments. What you get, who qualifies, and what you can claim alongside it.
All rates checked against official sources on
Families and children
Child Benefit, lone-parent and low-income family supports.
Carers
Payments for people caring full-time for someone else.
Illness and disability
Payments when you cannot work, or have a long-term disability.
Unemployed people
Jobseeker payments and the supports around them.
- Back to Education Allowance The same rate as your previous social welfare payment
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance 100% of your payment year 1, 75% year 2
- Farm Assist €254/week
- Jobseeker's Allowance €254/week
- Jobseeker's Benefit €254/week
- Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit 60% of your previous earnings, stepping down. Capped, with a €125/week floor
- Jobseeker's Transitional Payment €254/week
Older and retired people
State pensions and the supports that come with them.
Bereavement
Payments after the death of a partner or parent.
Extra supports
Top-ups and one-off payments that sit alongside a main payment.
- Additional Needs Payment No fixed rate. Assessed case by case
- Christmas Bonus 100% of your weekly payment, minimum €20
- Free Travel Entitlement, not a payment
- Fuel Allowance €38/week
- Household Benefits Package €1.15/day
- Living Alone Allowance €22/week
- Rent Supplement Varies by rent, income and county
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance €252/week
Health
Medical cards, GP visit cards and PRSI-funded dental and optical benefits.
Why this site exists
Irish welfare rates change every Budget. Most of the sites that rank for them do not change with it. At the time of writing, pages on the first page of Google were quoting a Carer's Allowance rate a full year out of date, and a Domiciliary Care Allowance rate €70 a month below the real one.
Everything here renders from a single dated rate store, so when a Budget changes a figure it changes everywhere at once. If a page has not been checked since the last Budget, it says so on the page rather than quietly hoping you do not notice.