How to apply for the Heating Supplement social welfare payment

The Heating Supplement is a payment to help people who have extra heating needs with the cost of heating their home such as people that are ill or have a disability.

You may be eligible to receive the heating supplement if you can prove you have extra heating needs because of your age, medical condition or disability; are living alone or only with a dependent adult or dependent children; and satisfy a means test.

To apply for the payment, you must fill out an application form at your local Community Welfare Service where the Community Welfare Officer can help you fill in the form.

If you are unhappy with the decision of a Community Welfare Officer on your application, you can ask for an internal review to re-examine the decision. It is recommended you submit as much additional information as possible to help your case.

Last year, Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore slammed soaring energy prices as “completely unacceptable”.

“It is completely unacceptable that domestic customers in Ireland are paying almost €1,000 more every year for their electricity than the European average,” she said.

“According to the Household Energy Price Index, bills here are 80 per cent higher than the EU average.

“This is despite the fact that figures released by the Central Statistics Office this week showed that wholesale electricity prices fell by 64 per cent in July compared to the same time in 2022.”