Inclusion, Equality and Social Welfare

A Supplementary Allowance may be awarded to an employed,single person with low income, is currently not in receipt of a Children’s Allowance and also not responsible for the family that he/she lives with.  This allowance is intended to help a person bridge his/her income requirements.

As of January 2026, those beneficiaries over the age of sixty-five (65) years, will now be automatically entitled to the Free Medical Aid (Pink Form) without having to be means-tested for it.

The payments for this allowance are issued every thirteen (13) weeks in advance.
 

Please click here for a Schedule of Benefits Rates.

• A single person who is not responsible for the family that he / she lives with, is living with his/her parents, whilst being in gainful employment.

• The total reckonable income shall not exceed fourteen-thousand euro (€14,000).

• The income ceiling is based on income and emoluments of relevant year (backdated by two (2) years from the date of entitlement); foreign pension income for year of assessment of the previous year of application and local pension income for current year of application.
   

Documentation required

• If applicant is employed, the FS3 of the relevant year for each employment, being full-time and/or part-time, duly signed by the employer/s.

• If applicant is a self-occupied, a ‘Profit and Loss Account’, including receipts of social security contributions paid, for the relevant year.

• In the case of directors / company’s majority shareholders, the ‘Final Audited Accounts’, including receipts of national insurance contributions paid of the relevant year.

• In the case of separation or divorce cases, copy of separation or divorce contracts are to be provided.

• Copy of passport, if applicant resided abroad for a period of more than three (3) months.

• Document of proof if applicant is on unpaid leave from employment.

Fill in and submit the application online.