Ireland's Fair Deal · made clearer
Understand the cost. Compare the homes. Prepare the file.
One independent place for Ireland's Fair Deal: a free contribution calculator, the HSE nursing-home price list made searchable, and a guided Family File when you're ready to apply — all free for families.
Independent of the HSE. Nursing-home prices use the HSE's published maximum agreed rates, 3 July 2026. Contribution estimates are based on published NHSS rules; the HSE assessment is final.
Free calculator
See your weekly figure
Their finances
Enter the finances of the person going into care — not your own, even if you're filling this in for them.
Estimated contribution
Based on published rulesEstimate from the figures you entered and the published NHSS rules (80% of income, 7.5% of assets, €36,000 disregard). The HSE's own financial assessment decides the final figure.
What the wait costs
That's money Fair Deal would have covered — and funding is never backdated. An because Fair Deal funding cannot be backdated. The figure above shows the weekly difference between the full nursing-home rate you entered and this estimate of the applicant's contribution once funding is in place.
Process facts: the HSE measures complete care-needs assessment applications against a six-week determination KPI, while the financial assessment and funding decision are separate stages. Fair Deal funding cannot be backdated. The figures above are calculated live from what you entered.
Turn the estimate into a Family File
- A guided application workflow — build the right checklist, prepare the file, check and sign.
- Evidence checklist for your exact situation — home / no home, single / couple — so nothing is missing and nothing comes back.
- Share the work — assign documents to siblings and watch the list go green together.
- Submission Day and tracking — one dated plan from today until approval.
Free for families. No payment or subscription.
See the John Doe sample first →
FairPath prepares the application. Your family stays the applicant — you check everything and you submit it. That's by design.
Not ready yet? Keep the breakdown.
One clear path
Understand your Fair Deal cost
See how income, savings, the family home and the three-year cap affect the weekly contribution.
Understand the cost →
Compare every approved home
Search the HSE price list by county, operator or individual home, with direct HIQA inspection links.
Explore nursing-home prices →
Prepare the application
When you're ready, turn the process into one shared Family File with the paperwork, tasks and status in one place.
See the Family File →
The Family File
A complicated family job, turned into one shared file.
The Family File is not another advice article. It is the working layer: what is needed, who is doing it, what is complete and what happens next.
Preview the John Doe Family File →Jobs are visible
Assign valuations, statements and documents without sharing every financial detail with every helper.
The application has one status
Everyone sees the same checklist and the same next step instead of relaying updates through calls and messages.
Your family remains in control
FairPath prepares and organises. You check, sign and submit the application yourself.
Application
Mam's Fair Deal file
Home valuation
Complete
Bank statements — 6 months
Complete
Pension statement
Waiting
Application review
Next step
Next milestone
Submission day
Free for families
No family paywall.
Calculate the Fair Deal contribution, compare nursing homes and use the guided Family File without paying. FairPath Verified is the paid service for nursing homes; paying never changes HSE prices, HIQA information or FairPath's independent comparisons.
- ✓Application structure and checklist
- ✓Shared family task list
- ✓Submission-day plan
- ✓Progress tracking
- ✓No family payment
- ✓Your family submits
Straight answers
The questions families ask when nobody is sure what happens next.
Clear answers, direct sources and no sales spin.
Browse all Fair Deal guides →Will we have to sell the house?+
No. Fair Deal does not force a sale. The principal home is subject to the three-year cap, and the optional Nursing Home Loan can defer the property-based contribution.
Do you submit the Fair Deal application?+
No. FairPath prepares and organises the application; your family checks, signs and submits it, and remains the applicant throughout.
Can I use FairPath just to compare nursing homes?+
Yes. FairPath’s nursing-home database, county price pages, HIQA links, Fair Deal calculator and Family File are free for families to use.
FairPath Price Index
The HSE nursing-home price list, made useful.
Compare all 525 approved homes, county averages, private and public prices, operator groups and individual home details from one searchable structure.