€733
back in a worker's pocket, up to
Tax & Take-Home Pay
- Abolish the Universal Social Charge (USC) on the first €40,000 a worker earns (Alternative Budget 2027). The 2024 manifesto used €45,000.
- Cost: €1.53 billion (Alternative Budget 2027).
- Raise the minimum wage by €1.10 to €15.25.
- Phase out the Local Property Tax.
€2,000
renters' tax credit, doubled
Renters & Mortgage Holders
- Ban rent increases for three years.
- Double the renters' tax credit to €2,000, putting a month's rent back in renters' pockets (Alternative Budget 2027).
- The 2024 manifesto proposed a €1,000 minimum payment for each adult renter.
- Targeted Mortgage Interest Relief, and extend the Mortgage Interest Tax Credit.
65
the right to retire at 65
Pensions & Retirement
- Reintroduce the State Pension (Transition) payment.
- Abolish mandatory retirement.
- Increase pensions and working-age weekly welfare rates by €15 (Alternative Budget 2027).
€70
a week more in disability supports
Carers & Disability Payments
- For core disability-related supports, over a government term (2024 manifesto).
- Raise disability-related weekly payments by €25 and introduce a Cost of Disability Payment (Alternative Budget 2027).
- Increase the Carer's Allowance by €15 (Alternative Budget 2027).
- End the means test for the Carer's Allowance.
€500
Everyday Essentials Card for 1 million households most in need
Families & Everyday Essentials
- Extend the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance to every child: €160 for under 12s and €285 for over 12s.
- New Child Benefit tiers of €185 and €220 a month for children under and over 12 in families on social welfare or the Working Family Payment.
- Increase the fuel allowance (Alternative Budget 2027).
€183
off a typical home heating oil refill, up to
Fuel & Energy Bills
- Abolish excise duty, including carbon tax, on home heating oil.
- A further 10 cent a litre off petrol and diesel, and 17 cent off green diesel.
- Scrap all planned carbon tax increases.
- A 75% windfall tax on energy companies.
€2.1bn
emergency cost of living package for 2026
Emergency Winter Package
- €400 of electricity credits.
- A double Child Benefit payment.
- A €300 lump sum for social welfare recipients, including pensioners.
- A €500 lump sum for people on disability-contingent payments.