Carer's Allowance
Carer's Allowance (Liúntas Cúramóra)
Paid by Department of Social Protection (DSP) · 🇮🇪 Ireland
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Gated on a personal circumstance. This programme depends on unpaid carer — a condition the structured eligibility fields below do not capture. Read the official page carefully before assuming you qualify.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
3 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Carer under 66 | €270 | €135. Carer 66 and over | €308 | €154.
https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-social-protection/services/carers-allowance/
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.gov.ie
Report an error Something wrong or out of date? Tell us.
Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other income support in Ireland
19 more 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 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)
Similar programmes
State Pension (Contributory)
Department of Social Protection (DSP)
Bereaved Partner's (Contributory) Pension
Department of Social Protection (DSP)
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Department of Social Protection (DSP)
Disablement Benefit (Occupational Injuries Scheme)
Department of Social Protection (DSP)
Carer's Benefit
Department of Social Protection (DSP)
Invalidity Pension
Department of Social Protection (DSP)