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fromIndependent
1 hour ago

Revealed: Thousands of people who claimed illness benefit in 2009 still receiving payment

4,641 people who claimed illness benefit since 2009 continue receiving up to €254 weekly; new rules limit eligibility to two years.
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fromIndependent
3 months ago

Carer's Allowance means-test threshold to be raised in budget social welfare plan

Means testing for Carer's Allowance will be reduced and income thresholds raised; carers' summer grant and welfare payments will increase in Budget 2026.
fromIndependent
5 months ago

Mary Regan: 'Once-off' measures masked problems that must be addressed in Budget 2026

The tax strategy papers published yesterday indicate a significant shift in approach to welfare and pension payments in light of the removal of once-off lump sum measures.
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