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'We just feel let down... but all carers will feel the same today sadly' - working mum-of-four who cares for daughter (22)

Budget 2026 retains the means test and savings cap, preventing carer Kathleen O'Sullivan from qualifying for Carer's Allowance and worsening family financial insecurity.

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fromIndependent

2 weeks ago

It's less than 48 hours until Budget 2026 and here's everything we know so far

Government likely to offer a modest gesture on Carer's Allowance rather than abolish the means test, leaving about 500,000 family carers unsatisfied before Budget 2026.

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fromIrish Independent

4 months ago

Highest ever carer's support grant of 2,000 to be paid to hundreds of thousands of carers across the State today

The Carer's Support Grant increased to €2,000, recognizing and supporting the vital role of full-time carers.

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'We just feel let down... but all carers will feel the same today sadly' - working mum-of-four who cares for daughter (22)

It's less than 48 hours until Budget 2026 and here's everything we know so far

Highest ever carer's support grant of 2,000 to be paid to hundreds of thousands of carers across the State today

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