Unclaimed benefits & grants in Ireland
127 real support programmes from national, regional and city bodies — each with the published eligibility rules, an official source and the date we last checked it. 12 of them pay out automatically; the other 115 need an application.
Income support
22 income support programmes20 more income support programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- One-Parent Family Payment (OFP)
- Jobseeker's Transitional Payment (JST)
- Carer's Allowance
- Carer's Benefit
- Disability Allowance (DA)
- Invalidity Pension
- Blind Pension
- State Pension (Contributory)
- State Pension (Non-Contributory)
- Bereaved Partner's (Contributory) Pension
- Bereaved Partner's (Non-Contributory) Pension
- Illness Benefit
- Injury Benefit
- Supplementary Welfare Allowance (SWA)
- Living Alone Increase
- Telephone Support Allowance
- Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS)
- Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) assistance
- Christmas Bonus (Ireland)
- Disablement Benefit (Occupational Injuries Scheme)
Tax relief
16 tax relief programmes14 more tax relief programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Home Carer Tax Credit
- Single Person Child Carer Credit
- Incapacitated Child Tax Credit
- Dependent Relative Tax Credit
- Age Tax Credit
- Blind Person's Tax Credit
- Rent-a-Room Relief
- Remote Working (e-Working) Relief
- Small Benefit Exemption (non-cash employee benefits)
- Tax Relief on Medical/Health Expenses
- Start-Up Relief for Entrepreneurs (SURE)
- Earned Income Tax Credit (self-employed)
- Employee Tax Credit (PAYE Tax Credit)
- Personal Tax Credit
Family & children
15 family & children programmes13 more family & children programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Maternity Benefit
- Paternity Benefit
- Parent's Benefit
- Adoptive Benefit
- Health and Safety Benefit
- Domiciliary Care Allowance (DCA)
- Carer's Support Grant
- Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA)
- Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) free pre-school programme
- National Childcare Scheme (NCS) childcare subsidies
- Back to Work Family Dividend (BTWFD)
- Guardian's Payment (Contributory and Non-Contributory)
- Bereaved Parent Grant (formerly Widowed or Surviving Civil Partner Grant)
Health & care
14 health & care programmes12 more health & care programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Drugs Payment Scheme (DPS)
- Long Term Illness Scheme (LTI)
- Maternity and Infant Care Scheme
- Primary Childhood Immunisation Programme
- Treatment Benefit Scheme
- Free Contraception Scheme (ages 17-35)
- BreastCheck (National Breast Screening Programme)
- CervicalCheck (National Cervical Screening Programme)
- BowelScreen (National Bowel Screening Programme)
- Free HSE Flu Vaccine for at-risk groups
- Nursing Homes Support Scheme (Fair Deal)
- Home Support Service (HSE)
Housing & rent
13 housing & rent programmes11 more housing & rent programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Social Housing (local authority and Approved Housing Body housing)
- Cost Rental Tenancy
- Local Authority Home Loan
- First Home Scheme (shared equity)
- Help to Buy (HTB)
- Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant (Croí Cónaithe)
- Housing Adaptation Grant for People with a Disability (HAG)
- Mobility Aids Grant
- Housing Aid for Older People Grant
- Mortgage to Rent scheme
- Local Authority Purchase and Renovation Loan (LAPR)
Education & training
13 education & training programmes11 more education & training programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Student Assistance Fund (SAF)
- 1916 Bursary Fund
- Springboard+ (free and subsidised upskilling courses)
- School Transport Scheme
- HEAR / DARE (third-level access admissions routes)
- Back to Education Allowance (BTEA)
- Vocational Training Opportunities Scheme (VTOS)
- Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) courses
- Erasmus+ student and staff mobility grant
- Fund for Students with Disabilities (FSD)
- Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship (GOI-IES)
Work & employment
13 work & employment programmes11 more work & employment programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- JobsPlus (employer recruitment subsidy)
- Work Placement Experience Programme (WPEP)
- Back to Work Enterprise Allowance (BTWEA)
- Short-Term Enterprise Allowance (STEA)
- Skills to Advance (employee upskilling via ETBs)
- Statutory Sick Pay Scheme
- Part-Time Job Incentive (PTJI) Scheme
- Wage Subsidy Scheme (WSS) for people with disabilities
- Work and Access Programme (DSP disability employment supports)
- Civil Legal Aid (Legal Aid Board)
- Rural Social Scheme (RSS)
Business & self-employment
9 business & self-employment programmes7 more business & self-employment programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Business Expansion Grant (Local Enterprise Office)
- Feasibility Study Grant (Local Enterprise Office)
- New Frontiers Entrepreneur Development Programme (Enterprise Ireland)
- Enterprise Ireland Competitive Start Fund
- LEADER Rural Development Programme
- Microfinance Ireland business loans
- Dublin City Council Community Grants Scheme
Transport
7 transport programmes5 more transport programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Energy & utilities
5 energy & utilities programmes3 more energy & utilities programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
Regions covered: Cork · Donegal · Dublin · Galway · Kildare · Limerick · Local Action Group area · Local authority area · Local Enterprise Office area · Meath. City and regional schemes are the ones people miss most — if yours isn't listed, the national programmes above still apply.