This week will see the first disbursements of the government’s gasoline stipend, reports RTE.
Throughout the course of 28 weeks, more than 400,000 households in the State will receive the means-tested payment.
The purpose of the allowance, which was first implemented in the late 1980s, was to assist long-term beneficiaries of social security and retirees with the expense of heating their houses during the winter, reports RTE.
The program was expanded in the previous year’s budget, partly because of the continued issue in the cost of living.
Weekly payments of €33 are made to recipients, or two installments of €462 each, if that is chosen.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys confirmed this year’s fuel allowance intentions in a statement, stating that the payment will be made “a vital role in supporting hundreds of thousands of families with their heating costs”, reports RTE.
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