Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 21 February 2019

Select Committee on Social Protection

Convention on Social Security between the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Photo of Regina DohertyRegina Doherty (Meath East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Everything else requires a contribution but the winter fuel allowance is not a contributory payment. It is an allowance that is given towards alleviating fuel poverty. It is slightly different in that there is no legislative underpinning.

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