Check State help first: the Additional Needs Payment from the Community Welfare Service covers essential costs you can't meet from your weekly income, and MABS gives free advice on debt and bills. Charities are often the next step.
Quick facts
- Essentials and bills
- St Vincent de Paul
- Cancer travel costs
- Travel2Care
- Young children with severe cognitive delay
- Jack and Jill
- One-off costs (State)
- Additional Needs Payment
- Free money advice
- MABS
St Vincent de Paul
"SVP offers you a wide range of supports, including practical help and advice, as well as a friendly, confidential ear." It helps anyone, whatever their faith, background or status. "You can directly request help through our website by using the online form, or by contacting any of our 8 regional offices located throughout the country."
"An SVP volunteer will then contact you via a private number to arrange to visit you." This can take up to 10 days, because volunteers meet weekly. Someone else can also refer you.
Travel2Care (cancer travel costs)
"Travel2Care is a limited transportation assistance fund for patients who are having difficulty getting to and from their appointments for diagnostic tests or cancer treatment." It is for people travelling over 30km with a genuine financial need. See Travel2Care.
Jack and Jill
"Jack & Jill is a nationwide charity providing in-home nursing care and respite support for children up to the age of 7 with severe to profound cognitive delay." Families or nurses can make a referral through Jack and Jill's website.
Ask about State help too
The Additional Needs Payment can cover an essential cost you can't pay from your weekly income, and MABS gives free, confidential help with debt and bills.
Common questions
Which charities give grants in Ireland?
St Vincent de Paul helps with essentials and bills, Travel2Care helps with cancer travel costs, and Jack and Jill gives home nursing for young children with severe cognitive delay.
How do I ask St Vincent de Paul for help?
Use the request form on svp.ie or contact one of its 8 regional offices; a volunteer will ring to arrange a visit.
Should I apply for State help first?
Yes, where it fits. The Additional Needs Payment covers essential one-off costs, and MABS gives free money advice.