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Living Alone Increase

Living Alone Increase (Méadú do Dhaoine ina gCónaí ina nAonar)

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.

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Who qualifies

The 3 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.

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1 documents you'll need

Exactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.

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Where this comes from

The Living Alone Increase is a supplementary payment for people on social welfare pensions who are living alone. It is also available to people under the age of 66 who get certain other payments from the DSP.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/social-welfare/older-and-retired-people/income-supports-for-older-people/

Last checked 2026-08-12 · a researcher confirmed this against the official page

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