Kidney patients are entitled to a number of additional reliefs to the normal health expenses:

1. Hospital dialysis patients

You can claim relief on the cost of travelling to and from the hospital if you travel regularly for dialysis treatment. If you’re travelling in your own car you can claim relief at €0.39 per mile or €0.24 per km (2023).

2. Home dialysis patients

If you use a dialysis machine at home, you can claim additional flat rate relief for electricity, laundry and protective clothing, and telephone expenses as below. The relief rates have not changed since 2023.

Chronic Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

You can also claim flat rate relief for electricity and telephone expenses for a kidney patient being treated at home without dialysis.

CAPD flat rate relief: