Budget 2023 fuel allowance

The €350-a-week Enhanced Illness Benefit (EIB) was introduced at the start of the pandemic.

Now workers will have to apply for the standard Illness Benefit scheme which is €208 per week. [Dublin Live Newsletter](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/sign-up-newsletter-today-17954403) to get all the latest Dublin news straight to your inbox. [GP](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/health). [Budget 2023: Thousands more now eligible for fuel allowance as payment hiked by hundreds](https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/budget-2023-thousands-more-now-25131915) [payment ](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/social-welfare)for up to seven days and a maximum of 10 weeks if they were diagnosed with Covid-19. [Covid-19](https://www.dublinlive.ie/all-about/covid-19) will end today.