Extra Fuel Allowance payment of €100 will be made this week – Minister Humphreys

The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, TD., has announced that the extra Fuel Allowance Payment will be paid this week, commencing 16th May.
In all, over 371,000 households will benefit from the €100 payment. This is equivalent to over 3 weeks Fuel Allowance for these households.

The Government approved the additional lump sum payment of €100 to be paid to all households who were in receipt of the Fuel Allowance from the Department of Social Protection in the last week of the Fuel Allowance season which was the week commencing 4th April 2022.

The total cost of the extra payment amounts to €37.1 million, which is paid out of the Exchequer.

SEE FULL DETAILS: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/b7d7a-extra-fuel-allowance-payment-of-100-will-be-made-this-week-minister-humphreys