Rate history
Medical card: rates by year
Every figure in the dated series for Medical card, 2026 to 2026. A bold figure is the one that changed on that date; a column dated in the future is a Budget change still to start.
| Figure | 1 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| a66Couple | €298 |
| a66SingleAlone | €201.50 |
| a66SingleFamily | €173.50 |
| capitalCouple | €72,000 |
| capitalSingle | €36,000 |
| childO16First2 | €39 |
| childO16Third | €42.50 |
| childU16First2 | €38 |
| childU16Third | €41 |
| o70Couple | €1,050 |
| o70Single | €550 |
| per kilometre | 0.18 |
| thirdLevel | €78 |
| u66Couple | €266.50 |
| u66SingleAlone | €184 |
| u66SingleFamily | €164 |
A dash means the series holds no figure for that date. These are the figures the calculators run on, each stored with the date it took effect, so a change applies on the day and not before. The series start in 2025 for most payments; earlier years will be added from the Department's published rate booklets. The guide is here. Other payments: rate history. What moved and when, across every payment: what changed at the official source.
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