Auto-enrolment is a new pension savings scheme for certain employees who are not paying into a pension. They will be automatically included in the scheme but can opt out after 6 months. The ...

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The part-time fee scheme is a new financial support scheme for students studying certain part-time undergraduate courses in Ireland and abroad. The scheme provides fee support to eligible part-time ...

You can find a list of the courses on offer and information on how to apply in the CAO handbook. You can apply to study in third-level institutions through the CAO portal. The tertiary education ...

If you are getting certain social welfare payments and you are providing full-time care and attention to another person, you can keep your main social welfare payment and get a half-rate Carer’s ...

The Additional Needs Payment is a payment to help you with an expense that you cannot pay from your weekly income or other sources (for example savings). You may get an Additional Needs Payment if you ...

The Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner’s Non-Contributory Pension is payable to widowed people or surviving civil partners without dependent children who do not qualify for a contributory ...

You can buy or inherit a local authority home in certain circumstances. There are schemes to help you buy your local authority home. If you qualify, they let you buy the home at a discounted rate. If ...

You may need to adapt your home: So you can continue to live there as you get older If you or a family member has a disability Some common changes that can help make your home more suitable for ...

The MyWelfare website lets you to apply online for social welfare payments and other services. You need a MyGovID account to access online welfare services.

Direct provision is the name used to describe the accommodation, food, money and medical services you get while your international protection application is being assessed or while you are an asylum ...

If you are homeless or have no address, you can still register to vote by stating that you have ‘no fixed address.’ Read more about being homeless and registering to vote. If you have more than one ...