COVID-19 enhanced Illness Benefit
Ended The enhanced rate of Illness Benefit ended on 30 September 2022.
What you can claim now
- Illness Benefit. You may get Illness Benefit at the standard rate instead.
Source: gov.ie
Ireland, Northern Ireland and England
Schemes that have ended, and what to claim instead
Looking for a payment you remember, or one a friend got? Some have closed for good or been renamed. Each one below says when it ended and, where the official page names one, what you can claim now.
Ireland
Electricity credits (Electricity Costs Emergency Benefit Scheme)
Ended The fourth scheme paid two credits, in the November/December 2024 and January/February 2025 billing cycles.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: gov.ie
Family Income Supplement (FIS)
Ended Family Income Supplement is now called Working Family Payment.
What you can claim now
- Working Family Payment. Working Family Payment is a weekly tax-free payment for employees with children.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
GLAS (Green, Low-Carbon, Agri-Environment Scheme)
Ended GLAS closed to new entrants in 2016.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: gov.ie
Home Renovation Incentive (HRI)
Ended The scheme is closed, and 2018 was the last tax year you could claim for.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Humanitarian Assistance Scheme
Ended The Humanitarian Assistance Scheme is now called the Emergency Response Payment.
What you can claim now
- Emergency Response Payment. It gives financial support to people whose homes are damaged by flooding or other severe weather.
Source: gov.ie
Increase for a Qualified Child
Ended Increase for a Qualified Child is now called Child Support Payment.
What you can claim now
- Child Support Payment. Child Support Payment is an extra amount for your child on certain social welfare payments.
Source: gov.ie
Mobility Allowance
Ended Closed to new applicants in 2013. Existing payments continue.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Mortgage Interest Relief (the old scheme)
Ended The old mortgage interest relief ended on 1 January 2021.
What you can claim now
- Mortgage Interest Tax Credit. A temporary Mortgage Interest Tax Credit covers the tax years 2023 to 2026.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Mortgage Interest Supplement
Ended Closed to new applicants from 1 January 2014, and fully closed on 31 December 2017.
What you can claim now
- Abhaile. Abhaile gives you a dedicated adviser to work with you and your lender.
- Mortgage-to-Rent. Mortgage-to-Rent lets people in mortgage difficulty switch to renting their home.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Motorised Transport Grant
Ended Closed to new applicants in 2013.
What you can claim now
- Disabled Drivers and Disabled Passengers Scheme. This scheme gives tax reliefs on buying and using an adapted vehicle.
- Disabled Person's Parking Card. The parking card works in any vehicle a disabled person travels in.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP)
Ended The PUP scheme is closed.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan
Ended The Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan is no longer available.
What you can claim now
- Local Authority Home Loan. The Local Authority Home Loan replaces the Rebuilding Ireland Home Loan.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Respite Care Grant
Ended The Respite Care Grant is now called the Carer's Support Grant.
What you can claim now
- Carer's Support Grant. The Carer's Support Grant is paid to carers once a year.
Source: citizensinformation.ie
Northern Ireland
Boiler Replacement Scheme
Ended The Department for Communities announced the closure of the Boiler Replacement Scheme.
What you can claim now
- Affordable Warmth Scheme. The Affordable Warmth Scheme still helps lower-income homes with energy efficiency costs.
Source: communities-ni.gov.uk
Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit
Ended You cannot make a new claim for Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Universal Credit is for people under State Pension age on a low income or out of work.
Source: gov.uk
Disability Living Allowance for adults
Ended PIP has replaced DLA for people between 16 and State Pension age.
What you can claim now
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP). PIP is the benefit that replaced DLA for working-age adults.
Source: nidirect.gov.uk
Housing Benefit (working-age renters)
Ended Housing Benefit for working-age renters is ending and being replaced by Universal Credit.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Universal Credit includes support for housing costs.
Source: nidirect.gov.uk
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Ended You can no longer apply for income-based JSA.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Universal Credit is for people under State Pension age on a low income or out of work.
- New Style Jobseeker's Allowance. New Style JSA is a fortnightly payment if you are unemployed or work under 16 hours a week.
Source: nidirect.gov.uk
Income-related and contribution-based ESA
Ended You can no longer make a new claim for income-related or contribution-based ESA.
What you can claim now
- New Style ESA. New claims can only be made for New Style ESA.
- Universal Credit. Universal Credit is for people under State Pension age on a low income or out of work.
Source: nidirect.gov.uk
Independent Living Fund
Ended The Independent Living Fund is closed to new applicants.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: nidirect.gov.uk
Severe Disablement Allowance
Ended No new claims have been allowed since 6 April 2001.
What you can claim now
- Employment and Support Allowance. ESA replaced Severe Disablement Allowance.
Source: nidirect.gov.uk
Widowed Parent's Allowance
Ended You can only make a new claim if your partner died before 6 April 2017.
What you can claim now
- Bereavement Support Payment. Bereavement Support Payment is for deaths on or after 6 April 2017.
Source: nidirect.gov.uk
England
Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit
Ended You cannot make a new claim for Child Tax Credit or Working Tax Credit.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Tax credits have been replaced by Universal Credit.
- Pension Credit. If you are over State Pension age and on a low income, Pension Credit can help.
Source: gov.uk
Child Trust Fund
Ended The Child Trust Fund scheme closed in 2011.
What you can claim now
- Junior ISA. A Junior ISA is a long-term, tax-free savings account for children.
Source: gov.uk
Cost of Living Payments
Ended Cost of Living Payments were paid between 2022 and 2024 to people on certain benefits.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: gov.uk
Disability Living Allowance for adults
Ended DLA for adults is being replaced by other benefits.
What you can claim now
- Personal Independence Payment (PIP). PIP is replacing DLA for most adults.
Source: gov.uk
Discretionary Housing Payments
Ended Discretionary Housing Payments ended in England on 31 March 2026.
What you can claim now
- Housing Payment (Crisis and Resilience Fund). From 1 April 2026, DHPs were replaced by Housing Payments from the Crisis and Resilience Fund.
Source: gov.uk
Great British Insulation Scheme
Ended The Great British Insulation Scheme ended on 31 March 2026.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: ofgem.gov.uk
Green Homes Grant
Ended The Green Homes Grant closed to new applications on 31 March 2021.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: gov.uk
Help to Buy: Equity Loan
Ended You can no longer apply for a Help to Buy Equity Loan in England.
What you can claim now
- Shared ownership. Shared ownership can help if you cannot afford all of the deposit and mortgage.
- First Homes scheme. First-time buyers may buy a home for 30% to 50% less than its market value.
- Lifetime ISA. A Lifetime ISA can help you save to buy your first home.
Source: gov.uk
Household Support Fund
Ended The Household Support Fund ran until 31 March 2026.
No official page names a direct replacement. The free check shows what you could claim today.
Source: gov.uk
Housing Benefit (most working-age people)
Ended Housing Benefit is being replaced by Universal Credit.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Universal Credit is replacing Housing Benefit.
Source: gov.uk
Income Support
Ended Income Support has ended and been replaced by Universal Credit.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Universal Credit is a payment to help with your living costs.
Source: gov.uk
Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance
Ended You can no longer apply for income-based JSA.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Income-based JSA has been replaced by Universal Credit.
- New Style Jobseeker's Allowance. New Style JSA can help you while you look for work.
Source: gov.uk
Income-related Employment and Support Allowance
Ended Income-related ESA is being replaced by Universal Credit.
What you can claim now
- Universal Credit. Universal Credit is replacing income-related ESA.
- New Style ESA. ESA can still help if a disability or health condition affects how much you can work.
Source: gov.uk
Widowed Parent's Allowance
Ended You can only make a new claim if your partner died before 6 April 2017.
What you can claim now
- Bereavement Support Payment. Bereavement Support Payment may help if your partner has died.
Source: gov.uk
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