You will need a verified MyGovID account to apply. If you don't have a verified MyGovID account, you can create one here.
What is Change my Payment method?
Change my Payment method is a way of informing the Department you wish to be paid into a different bank account.
What social welfare payments can I change?
Not all social welfare payments are available to change on MyWelfare, see the list below of available scheme payments.
Schemes available through Change my Payment Method.
Carer's Allowance
Carer's Benefit
Carer's Support Grant
Child Benefit
Disability Allowance
Domiciliary Care Allowance
Guardian’s Payment (Contributory)
Guardian’s Payment (Non-Contributory)
Household Benefits
Illness Benefit/Occupational Injuries Benefit
Invalidity Pension
One-Parent Family Payment
State Pension (Contributory)
State Pension (Non-Contributory)
Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Contributory) Pension
Widow’s, Widower’s or Surviving Civil Partner’s (Non-Contributory) Pension.
If your scheme is not listed above the option to update your payment method may be available via 'Manage my claim' on your account.
What do I need?
MyGovID Verified account
You will need to have a verified MyGovID account to access the service. This can be created at www.mygovid.ie.
Account details
You will need to know the account name, BIC and IBAN of the account that you wish to nominate.
Scheme
You will need to know which scheme you wish to make these changes on.
You will need a verified MyGovID account to apply. If you don't have a verified MyGovID account, you can create one here.