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If you need to apply for a social welfare payment, you can do this online or by downloading or requesting an application form.
MyWelfare is the online home of social welfare services. It is safe, secure, and accessible anytime, anywhere, and on all devices.
All you need is an email address, PPSN and bank account details to use these services. You will have to set up a basic MyGovID account, but it is a simple and straight forward process.
You can find out more about how to apply online via MyWelfare.ie.
If you would prefer to apply for a social welfare payment in writing, many of the department's application forms are available to download on this site.
You can search for the application form you need by using our list of Social Welfare Forms.
You can also search for an application form by using our list of Social Welfare Schemes and Services.
If you print from the website, you will not need to wait for an application form to arrive in the post.
To request a form by SMS text message, please text the word FORM followed by the form code, your name and address (including the Eircode) to 51909.
Standard text rates apply.
A list of all form codes can be found below:
| Social welfare form | Form code | |
| Authority to appoint an agent | AGENT | |
| Carer's Allowance | CR1 | |
| Carer's Benefit | CARB | |
| Carer's Support Grant | CSG1 | |
| Change Payment Frequency of Fuel Allowance | FACPF1 | |
| Change Payment Location | DIRPMT1 | |
| Child Benefit | CB1 | |
| Disability Allowance | DA1 | |
| Domiciliary Care Allowance | DOMCARE1 | |
| Free Travel Scheme | FT1 | |
| Free Travel including Northern Ireland Smart Pass | FTNI1 | |
| Fuel Allowance | NFS1 | |
| Household Benefits | HB1 | |
| Illness Benefit / Enhanced Illness Benefit | IB1 | |
| Invalidity Pension | INV1 | |
| Jobseeker's Transitional Payment | JST1 | |
| Living Alone Increase | LA1 | |
| Maternity Benefit | MB1 | |
| One-Parent Family Payment | OFP1 | |
| Parent's Benefit | PAR1 | |
| Social Welfare Appeals Form | SWAO 1 | |
| State Pension (Contributory) | SPC | |
| State Pension (Non-Contributory) | SPNC | |
| Supplementary Welfare Allowance | SWA1 | |
| Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension | WCP | |
| Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension | WNCP | |
| Working Family Payment | WFP1 |
If you wish to request any of the forms below, please email BP65forms@welfare.ie with your name, address (including the Eircode) and the form you would like to request:
If you have any questions about applying for social welfare payments, please visit your local Intreo Centre or Branch Office.
You can find more information about all social welfare payments at Social Welfare Schemes and Services.
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