Budget 2026 brings social welfare hikes, expanded eligibility for certain benefits and increased weekly income thresholds from January 2026, along with details on the Christmas Bonus for over a ...
MORE than 80,000 children in Ireland are on hospital waiting lists for consultation or treatment. But for youngsters with disabilities, delays in receiving the care they need are often only half the ...
A monthly social welfare payment worth €360 was just hiked and even workers can qualify for it. The Domiciliary Care Allowance, or DCA, rose to €360 per month from January 2025 instead of €340. DCA is ...
The Social Democrats have called on the government to show a true commitment to introducing a cost of disability payment in ...
The bulk of the changes to social welfare schemes announced in Budget 2026 will take effect from the beginning of January, but some will also kick in later in the year ...
In response to Paul Hosford’s article — ‘Disability allowance appeals surge as thousands of rejected applications later approved’ ( Irish Examiner, November 25) — I too would love to see an internal ...