The payment dates for both energy credits has been confirmed. The government is giving out two energy credits worth €125 each to all households in the coming months in order to help with the cost of electricity during the winter months. The move was announced as part of Budget 2025.
Read more: Social welfare Ireland: Payment dates for all 10 cost of living lump sums confirmed Read more: Social welfare Ireland: Three groups of recipients removed from October’s double payment The first of these energy credits will hit people’s accounts on November 1 with the second credit paid out on January 1, the Irish Sun has reported. The credits this year are significantly lower than the €450 energy credits that were paid out in three lump sums as part of last year’s budget or the €600 credits paid out in a similar fashion in as part of Budget 2023. The credits, called the Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme, were originally announced in Budget 2023 but were continued in Budget 2024 and will continue in Budget 2025.
The Commission for the Regulation of Utilities (CRU) is overseeing the scheme. Here's everything you need to know about them and how to claim. The payment is automatic, and you do not need to apply for them.
The credits apply to all domestic electricity accounts registered with an electricity supplier in the Republic of Ireland . To avail of the credits, you must be registered as either: The credits apply to every domestic electricity account, which means tha.
