Ireland's disabled individuals, including cancer patients, express concerns over inadequacy of benefits, and call for increased payments to meet inflation and improve the Disabled Drivers Scheme.
In Ireland, individuals receiving disability payments, including cancer patients, have expressed concerns about the inadequacy of current benefits, which they claim do not cover basic living expenses. Minister Heather Humphreys has been alerted to these struggles, with calls for increased payments to match inflation and to enhance the Disabled Drivers Scheme. A proposed tiered allowance system linking payments to work capacity was previously abandoned.
September 08, 2024
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