Fuel Allowance

How to apply for Fuel Allowance

If you apply for Fuel Allowance after the start of the Fuel Allowance season, it will not be backdated.

You do not need to reapply for Fuel Allowance each year as long as, your circumstances remain the same and you continue to get the same social welfare payment.

Online application

You can apply for the Fuel Allowance online. You must have a MyGovID account to apply online.

If you can’t apply online, you can use a paper application form

If you are aged under 70, fill in the NFS1 form to apply for fuel allowance (pdf).

If you are aged 70 or over, fill in the NFS2 form to apply for fuel allowance (pdf).

You can also get a form from your local post office or by phoning 0818 200 400. You should ask for the relevant form for your age.

You can get help to fill in your application form at your Intreo Centre, Social Welfare Branch Office or Citizens Information Centre.

Where to send your form

If you can't apply online, you can use a paper form. Where you send your form depends on the type of social welfare payment you get.

If you get:

• Invalidity Pension

• Disability Allowance

• Incapacity Supplement

Send your application to:

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Services Office
Government Buildings
Ballinalee Road
Longford
Ireland

Tel: (043) 334 0000 or 0818 927 770

Homepage: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-social-protection/

If you get:

• Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension

• Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension

• Deserted Wife's Benefit or Allowance

• State Pension (Contributory or Non-Contributory)

• Blind Pension

• Guardian's Payment (Contributory or Non Contributory

• Prisoner's Wife's Allowance

Send your form to:

Department of Social Protection

Social Welfare Services
College Road
Sligo F91 T384
Ireland

Opening Hours: This office does not offer a service to personal callers. All queries must be made using the online enquiry form, by telephone or in writing.

Tel: (071) 915 7100 or 0818 200 400

Homepage: https://www.gov.ie/en/organisation/department-of-social-protection/

If you get:

• Long-term Jobseeker's Allowance (12 months)

• Farm Assist

• One-Parent Family Payment or Jobseeker's Transitional payment

Send your completed form to your local Intreo Centre or Social Welfare Branch Office.

If you get long-term Supplementary Welfare Allowance (12 months), send your form to your local Community Welfare Officer at your local office.

If you get a pension or benefit from another EU country or from a country that Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement with, send your form to:

National Fuel Scheme

Social Welfare Services

College Road
Sligo F91 T384
Ireland

Tel: (071) 915 7100 or 0818 200 400

Homepage: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/00aa38-fuel-allowance

Courtesy Citizens Information Centre  Citizens Information Centre.

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