{
  "id": 7653073,
  "title": "Over-70s urged to check eligibility for energy costs payment from State",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/over-70s-urged-to-check-eligibility-for-energy-costs-payment-from",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T23:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Irish Times",
    "slug": "the-irish-times",
    "url": "https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/09/16/over-70s-urged-to-check-eligibility-for-energy-costs-payment-from-state/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Household Benefits Package, which is not means tested for over 70s, helps with energy bills up to €420 per year, and includes a free TV licence",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}