Social welfare in County Cork

Who claims in Cork, and who may be missing out

These lines come from the Missing Money Index: the Department of Social Protection's recipients in Cork (2026, April to June ) divided by the people the payment is for in Census 2022. It is a take-up index, not a count of who is eligible: the Census holds no income. The lowest line is the one to ask about.

• Household Benefits Package: 38,746 get it, against 62,311 people aged 70 or over. Index 98 (100 is the national rate), which is 846 people short of the national rate. No means test from age 70.
• Carer's Allowance: 12,237 get it, against 12,470 carers giving 29 or more hours of unpaid help a week. Index 93 (100 is the national rate), which is 874 people short of the national rate. Means-tested (the partner's income counts).
• Disability Allowance: 20,995 get it, against 26,138 people aged 15 to 64 with a disability to a great extent. Index 99 (100 is the national rate), which is 142 people short of the national rate. Means-tested (the partner's income counts).

From age 70 the Household Benefits Package has no means test, so a county below 100 on that line cannot be explained by income. If you are over 70 and not getting it, the guide is here; if you are a carer, start with Carer's Allowance; if you have a disability, Disability Allowance. Or run the free check and see everything at once.

Intreo centres and branch offices in Cork

Where you apply for most payments in person, and where your local Intreo office is. Details as the Department's own directory gives them (read 2026-10-14); opening hours are on each office's page.

• Midleton Branch Office
  Enterprise Park, Dwyer Road, Midleton, Co Cork, P25 HX53 · (021) 4621200 · midleton@welfare.ie
• Newmarket Branch Office
  Main Street, Newmarket, Co Cork, P51 WC83 · (029) 22110 · newmarket@welfare.ie
• Skibbereen Branch Office
  Mardyke Street, Skibbereen, Co Cork, P81 XC04 · (028) 40300 · skibbereen@welfare.ie
• Bandon Branch Office
  96 North Main Street, Bandon, Co Cork, P72 DY64 · (023) 8820200 · bo.bandon@welfare.ie
• Bantry Branch Office
  Social Welfare Branch Office, Bridge Street, Bantry, Co Cork, P75 RY96 · (027) 20820 · bantry@welfare.ie
• Bantry Social Welfare Control Office
  Department of Social Protection, The Old School, Summerhill, Bantry, Co. Cork, P75VP95 · 0818 405060 · bantry-co@welfare.ie
• Carrigaline, Ballea Road Public Service Card (PSC) Centre
  Intreo Centre Carrigaline, Ballea Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork, P43 YH77 · 0818 405060 · PSCCarrigaline@welfare.ie
• Carrigaline Intreo Centre
  The Maltings, Main Street, Carrigaline, Co Cork, P43 EH01 · 0818 405060 · carrigaline@welfare.ie
• Clonakilty Branch Office
  Unit 2, Supervalu Shopping Centre, Faxbridge, Clonakilty, Co Cork, P85 FT50 · (023) 8821210 · clonakilty@welfare.ie
• Cobh Intreo Centre
  Lynch's Quay, Cobh, Co Cork, P24 PY06 · 0818 405060 · cobh@welfare.ie
• Cork City Intreo Centre
  Abbey Court House, George's Quay, Co Cork, T12 C58A. · 0818 405060 · corkabbeycourt@welfare.ie
• Cork City Public Services Card (PSC) and Personal Public Service (PPS) Number Centre
  Department of Social Protection, Hanover Street, Cork, T12 PX62 · 0818 405060 · CorkPSC@welfare.ie, PPSN.HanoverSt@welfare.ie
• Fermoy Branch Office
  O'Rahilly Row, Fermoy, Co Cork, P61 AC86 · (025) 49010 · fermoy@welfare.ie
• Kinsale Branch Office
  Market Lane, Kinsale, Co Cork, P17 WD98 · (021) 4702910 · kinsale@welfare.ie
• Macroom Branch Office
  Department of Social Protection, Millstreet Road, Macroom, Co Cork, P12 FT86 · (026) 20900 · macroom@welfare.ie
• Mallow Branch Office
  72 Off Main Street, Mallow, Co Cork, P51 YO74 · (022) 30934 · bo.mallow@welfare.ie
• Mallow Social Welfare Control Office
  Fairgreen, New Road, Mallow, Co Cork, P51 Y437 · 0818 405060 · mallow@welfare.ie

MABS in Cork

The free, confidential money advice service. Details from the MABS office finder (read 2026-10-14). The national helpline is 0818 07 2000.

• Cork MABS, Charleville
  Rathgoggin South, Charleville, P56 PP93 · 0818 07 2420 · charleville@mabs.ie
• Cork MABS, Cork City
  Ground Floor, 101 North Main Street, Cork, T12 AKA6 · 0818 07 2090 · cork@mabs.ie
• Cork MABS (North), Mallow
  25 O'Brien Street, Mallow, P51 WF90 · 0818 07 2440 · mallow@mabs.ie
• Cork MABS (West), Dunmanway
  Unit 10A, Underhill Commercial Park, Dunmanway, P47 RX83 · 0818 07 2450 · dunmanway@mabs.ie

Citizens Information in Cork

Every Citizens Information centre in the county, with opening hours, is on the Citizens Information centre finder for Cork. The phone service is 0818 07 4000.

Payment dates and closing dates

Payment dates are national: see when each payment lands, including the weeks a bank holiday moves it. Closing dates coming up:

• 2026-10-16: Community Heritage Grant Scheme. Expressions of interest close for the 2027 scheme.
• 2026-11-30: Pyrite Remediation Scheme. The scheme closes to new applications.
• 2026-12-31: Tax refunds and reliefs — the four-year rule. Last date to claim any 2022 tax relief or refund: the carer credits (Incapacitated Child, Home Carer), health expenses, rent tax credit, flat-rate expenses, tuition fees.

The full list is on the deadlines page.

About these figures

Recipients by county are from the Department of Social Protection's open dataset on data.gov.ie; the groups they are set against are from Census 2022 (CSO). The method, caveats and all 26 counties are on the Missing Money Index. Office details come from gov.ie and mabs.ie and are re-read when this page is rebuilt. Last built 15 October 2026. Other counties: Ireland by county. Every Irish support with its amount, on one page: every grant, payment and tax credit in Ireland.