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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

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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

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

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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/

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Verified on 12 August 2026

Source: www.citizensinformation.ie

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