In-depth guides to Ireland's grants and supports
There are hundreds of grants, payments and tax reliefs in Ireland, and most people are never told about the ones they could claim.
This page covers our in-depth, most looked-up guides. For the full list of all 227 supports, browse every category on the homepage, or describe your situation and the free assistant checks all of them against it in a few seconds. Free, anonymous, no sign up.
Find what fits you
Tell the assistant your situation in plain words and it shows every support you might qualify for, with a link to each official page.
Check what you might qualify for →Most looked-up guides
- Solar Panel Grants Ireland
- Home Insulation Grants
- Windows and Doors Grant
- Heat Pump Grant
- Home Energy Upgrade Loan
- Fuel Allowance
- National Childcare Scheme
- Child Benefit
- Working Family Payment
- Back to School Allowance
- Maternity Benefit
- Vacant and Derelict Property Grant
Straight answers
Common questions
What grants am I entitled to in Ireland?
It depends on your situation: your income, your age, whether you rent or own, whether you have children, care for someone, or are working. The quickest way to find out is to describe your situation to the free assistant, which checks every support at once and shows the ones that fit.
How do I find out what I qualify for?
Describe your situation in plain words and the assistant lists the grants, payments and tax reliefs you may be able to claim, each with a link to the official page. It is free, anonymous and needs no sign up.
Is there help if I need money urgently?
Yes. If you are in immediate financial difficulty there are supports such as the Additional Needs Payment and Supplementary Welfare Allowance, and MABS offers free, confidential money advice. Describe your situation and the assistant points you to the right one.
Are these grants free to apply for?
Yes. Every support listed is an official government grant, payment or tax relief, and this tool is free to use with no sign up. We only ever link you to the official application.
Guides published so far
Each one below has its own in-depth page. It's a growing subset, not the full list, for everything else browse every category or ask the assistant.
🏠 Buying or building a home
- Help to Buy (Up to €30,000)
- First Home Scheme (Up to 30% Equity)
🔨 Doing up an old or empty home
- Vacant / Derelict Property Grant (€50K–€70k)
- Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan (Government-backed Bridging Loan)
- Built Heritage Investment Scheme (€2,500–€50,000)
🔥 Energy & warmth
- Insulation grants (Up to €8,000)
- Windows and Doors Grant (Up to €5,600)
- Heat pump systems (Up to €12,500)
- Heating controls (€700)
- One Stop Shop (Bundle, Deducted Upfront)
- Warmer Homes Scheme (Fully Funded)
- Home Energy Upgrade Loan (€5,000–€75,000 Loan)
- Solar PV grant (Up to €1,800)
🚜 Farming & land
- Fuel Income Support Scheme (~20C/litre of Green Diesel)
💼 Starting or growing a business
- Innovation Voucher (Up to €10,000)
- Enterprise Ireland R&D Fund (Co-funded R&D Grant)
- EU Just Transition Fund (Midlands) (Project-based Funding)
👶 Children & childcare
- National Childcare Scheme (Subsidy per Child)
- ECCE (free preschool) (2 Free Years)
- Child Benefit (€140 / Month / Child)
- Working Family Payment (Weekly Top-up)
- Back to Work Family Dividend (€58-€78/Week per Child)
- One-Parent Family Payment (Weekly Payment)
- Newborn Baby Grant (€280 One-off)
- Incapacitated Child Tax Credit (€3,800/Yr)
- Maternity Benefit (€299/Week, 26 Weeks)
- Paternity Benefit (€299/Week, 2 Weeks)
- Parent's Benefit (€299/Week, 9 Weeks)
- Health and Safety Benefit (Up to €254/Week)
- Back to School Clothing & Footwear (€160–€285 / Child)
- School Transport Scheme (Subsidised Bus)
🎓 Education & training
- SUSI Student Grant (Fees + Maintenance)
🩺 Health entitlements
- Medical Card (Free Care)
- HSE Fertility Treatment (IVF, ICSI, IUI) (1 Free IVF/ICSI Cycle)
- Free Contraception Scheme (Free)
- Invalidity Pension (€259.50/Week)
- Partial Capacity Benefit (€127.00-€259.50/Week)
🧓 Carers & household supports
- Carer's Allowance (€135–€462/Week)
- Carer's Support Grant (€2,000/Yr)
- Carer's Benefit (€271–€406.50/Week)
- Fuel Allowance (€38 / Week (Season))
- MyFutureFund (Auto-Enrolment Retirement Savings) (1.5%+1.5%+0.5%, Rising to 6%+6%+2%)
- State Pension (Non-Contributory) (Up to €288/Week)
- Benefit Payment for 65 Year Olds (€254 / Week)
- Living Alone Increase (€22 / Week)
✈️ Moving or returning to Ireland
- Returning to Ireland guide (Free Guidance)
- Safe Home Ireland (Housing Help)
- Crosscare Irish Diaspora Support Project (Free Advice)
- Transfer of Residence relief (your car) (No VRT on Your Car)
- Transfer of Residence relief (your belongings) (No Duty or VAT)
- Split-Year Treatment (Tax Relief, Year of Return)
🎭 Arts, culture & music
- Music Generation (Varies by Area)
🔑 Renting a home
- Homeless Emergency Accommodation (Emergency Accommodation)