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 313 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
- Is there a grant for a new gas or oil boiler?
- How long is the Warmer Homes Scheme waiting list?
- Can I get an SEAI grant if I rent?
- Do I pay for SEAI works up front, or is the grant taken off?
- What home energy upgrade should I do first?
- Does my house qualify for an SEAI grant by its age?
- Can I get an SEAI grant on a house I just bought?
- Can I get SEAI grants for an apartment?
- Do I need a BER for an SEAI grant, and who pays?
- Home energy grants in Ireland (2026)
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)
- Cost Rental Tenant in Situ (Stay on as a Cost-rental Tenant)
🔨 Doing up an old or empty home
- Vacant / Derelict Property Grant (€50K–€70k)
- Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan (Government-backed Bridging Loan)
- Ready to Build sites (Up to €30,000 Off)
- Living City Initiative (Income Tax Relief)
- Pyrite Remediation Scheme (100% of Remediation Cost)
- Defective Concrete Blocks (Mica) Grant (Up to €462,000)
- Interim Remediation Scheme for Fire Safety Defects (Funds Emergency Fire Safety Works)
- Built Heritage Investment Scheme (€2,500–€50,000)
- Historic Structures Fund (€50,000–€200,000)
- Thatching Grant (Up to €3,810 (€6,350 Medical Card))
🔥 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 for Medically Vulnerable Customers (Fully Funded Solar + Battery)
- Solar PV grant (Up to €1,800)
- 0% VAT on solar panels (VAT Removed)
- Clean Export Guarantee (Per KWh Exported)
- Solar water heating grant (Up to €1,200)
♿ Older or less mobile at home
- Housing Aid for Older People (Up to €10,700)
🚜 Farming & land
- Fuel Income Support Scheme (~20C/litre of Green Diesel)
💼 Starting or growing a business
- Earned Income Credit (Up to €2,000/Yr)
- 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)
- CervicalCheck (Free Screening)
- Diabetic RetinaScreen (Free Screening)
- Children's Nasal Flu Vaccine (Free Vaccine)
- Free HRT Scheme (Free HRT Medicines)
- Work and Access (Up to €25,000)
- Invalidity Pension (€259.50/Week)
- Partial Capacity Benefit (€127.00-€259.50/Week)
- Nursing Home Expenses Tax Relief (Up to 40% Back)
🧓 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)
- Jobseeker's Pay-Related Benefit (Up to €450/Week)
- Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (€254/Week)
- Guardian's Payment (€237/Week)
🌳 Community & rural development
- LEADER programme (Project Funding)
- CLÁR programme (Small Infrastructure)
- Local Improvement Scheme (Council-funded, You Pay 10–15%)
- Town & Village Renewal (Town Projects)
- Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) (Local Grants)
- Outdoor Recreation Scheme (Trails & Amenities)
- Community Centre Investment Fund (€10K–€100k)
- Sports Capital and Equipment Programme (Up to €200,000)
- International Carding Scheme (€18,000–€40,000/Yr)
- Public Participation Network (PPN) (Free to Join)
- Animal Welfare Grants Programme (Funding for Registered Charities)
- Community Heritage Grant Scheme (€800–€25,000)
✈️ 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)
💷 Tax credits for your job
- Fisher Tax Credit (€1,270/Yr)
- Sea-going Naval Personnel Tax Credit (€1,500/Yr)
- Seafarers' Allowance (€6,350/Yr)
- Small Benefit Exemption (Up to €1,500/Yr Tax-free)
- Remote Working (e-Working) Relief (30% of Apportioned Costs)
- Foreign Earnings Deduction (Up to €50,000 Tax Relief)