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Accommodation Recognition Payment
From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Department of Social Protection
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From Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth; Department of Social Protection
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People across Ireland have opened their homes to provide temporary accommodation to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. In recognition of their generosity, the government is providing a monthly payment of €800 for each property. This payment is paid per property, not for each person hosted.
The Accommodation Recognition Payment is a monthly payment of €800 available to you if you are providing accommodation to a person or people who arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive since March 2022.
It is available to you if you are hosting in your own home or providing accommodation in a vacant property.
It is also available to you if you have made the hosting arrangement privately or through the Irish Red Cross pledge process.
The payment is exempt for means-testing for social welfare payments and grants from other public bodies. It is also not taxable.
The Accommodation Recognition Payment is the scheme to pay a financial contribution for the hosting of Temporary Protection Beneficiaries from Ukraine, as provided in Part 2 of the Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022.
To qualify you must:
There must be at least 1 person being hosted on the last day of the month for which payment is due.
You do not have to be Garda vetted to apply for this payment.
This payment is not payable if there is a rental agreement with the person being hosted. However, the payment is not affected if they contribute towards costs such as utilities and food.
This is a monthly payment of €800 per property.
It is paid in recognition of the contribution of those providing accommodation for someone who has arrived in Ireland under the EU Temporary Protection Directive. The rate is not intended to cover additional costs incurred by hosts.
The payment is made in arrears. You will be paid on the second Tuesday of each month. Payments can be made to an Irish, UK, SEPA, N26 or Revolut bank account.
The monthly payment from 4 March to the end of November was €400. The monthly payment increased to €800 from 1 December.
Payments may be backdated to 4 March 2022 or from when you started providing accommodation. The amount you get in backdated payments will match the monthly rate for the months being covered, so for months March to November 2022 the rate will be €400 and from December 2022 it will be €800.
The quickest and easiest way to apply is online at MyWelfare.ie.
You will need to provide:
You will also need to give details of each person you are providing accommodation for, including:
To get this payment you must self-declare that the accommodation meets the minimum set of standards.
This payment is being administered by the Department of Social Protection on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.
If you have a question about an application or payment you should contact the Department of Social Protection.
You should also contact the Department of Social Protection if:
For all other questions, please contact the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth at: ukrainerecognitionpayment@equality.gov.ie or phone +353 1 647 3000.