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flag Irish home survivors in UK lose benefits after compensation, sparking calls for protection via Philomena’s Law.

flag Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes living in the UK are losing means-tested benefits like Universal Credit after receiving Irish compensation, which UK rules count as savings. flag Up to 13,000 survivors face financial hardship despite the payments being an apology for abuse and neglect between 1922 and 1998. flag Campaigners urge Prime Minister Keir Starmer to support Philomena’s Law, a bill to protect foreign compensation from benefit calculations, following a similar approach used for Windrush families. flag The bill, named after Philomena Lee, is set for a second reading on 28 March.

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