Step 1: Become a Ireland State Savings Customer

• To purchase any Ireland State Savings product, you must first register as an Ireland State Savings Customer using the New Customer Application Form. This form can be downloaded here or collected from your local Post Office

• Complete the form and bring it, along with the supporting documentation to your local Post Office or send it by post to Ireland State Savings, GPO, FREEPOST, Dublin 1, D01 F5P2

• Ireland State Savings Products are subject to Terms and Conditions

• We are required to collect certain documents to verify your identity before you can become a customer:

  • Proof of Name: Current Passport or current EU Driving Licence

  • Proof of Address: Issued within the last six months; Utility Bill, Bank Statement or Letter from Revenue Commissioners

  • Proof of PPSN: Public Service Card, Letter from Revenue Commissioners or DEASP

  We may also require you to provide certain other information to us (including your nationality, employment status and estimated monthly net income) for the purpose of compliance with statutory obligations relating to the prevention of money laundering and terrorists financing  

Please note, your application can only be processed if you have provided all required documentation.

Step 2: Ready to Purchase

Once you have submitted your New Customer Application Form and supporting documentation and your application is approved:

• You will receive a ‘Welcome to Ireland State Savings’ pack within 5-7 days via email or post, containing your State Saving Customer Number (SSCN).

• If you have provided a valid email address and mobile number, you will also receive a PIN letter via post, enabling you to register for Ireland State Savings Online.

  Ireland State Savings products can be purchased as follows:

• Online statesavings.ie

• At any Post Office

• Telephone: Ireland State Savings 0818 20 50 60 / 01 705 7200

• Prize Bonds can also be purchased via Monthly Direct Debit (from a personal bank account located within the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)) form available here. Print the form, complete it and post it to: The Prize Bond Company, Floor 3B, GPO, FREEPOST, O'Connell St. Lower, Dublin 1, D01 F5P2.

  All Ireland State Savings products are subject to Terms and Conditions.

  Please note, for joint applications, each customer will need be an Ireland State Savings customer and to have been allocated a SSCN.

The table below outlines the range of Ireland State Savings products and the channel in which you can either register as a new customer or make a purchase: