Social Welfare

An Post is a partner of the Department of Social Protection. You can collect your social welfare payment at any of our post offices nationwide.

Special measures to help those receiving social welfare payments are in place to help fight Covid-19. Find out more.

How does it work?

• If you wish to have your social welfare payments paid to you through the post office, apply directly to the Department of Social Protection 
• You can designate any one of our network of post offices as your office of payment 

Which payments can be paid through the post office?

The range of payments includes:

• Families and children
• Retired or older people
• Ill or disabled
• Pandemic Unemployment Payment 
• Carers
• Bereaved
• Unemployed
• Back to work/education/training
• In employment/farming
• Employer
• Community support

If you receive social welfare payments you may be eligible to use our Household Budget service for help with managing your household bills.

Further information

You can find more information and application forms at the Department of Social Protection.