A spokesperson for the Department of the Environment has said there has been no change in policy in relation to the water conservation grant.
He was responding to a report on The Irish Times website that the Coalition is preparing to alter its approach to water charges in the wake of the Eurostat ruling that Irish Water must remain on the exchequer balance sheet.
The spokesperson added that no decisions have been made in relation to next year.
He said he was not aware of any changes to the grant being considered, including the linking of the grant to the payment of bills.
The Department of Social Protection also said there has been no change to the process of administering the grant on behalf of the Department of the Environment.
In a statement tonight the department said between now and September all householders who have registered their principal private residence with Irish Water by 30 June 2015 will receive a letter inviting them to apply for the grant.
The closing date for applications is 8 October 2015.
The first payments are expected to issue to customers' nominated bank accounts in mid-September.
All payments are expected to be made by the end of October and there was no change to the process.
The Irish Times reported that the proposed changes to the policy included linking the grant to bill payment rather than registration and to extend the period for which the existing water charges cap will apply.
