Over 200,000 older people and people with a disability living alone will receive increased payments starting this week
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The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, T.D., today announced that a number of targeted payment increases and improvements introduced in Budget 2020 come into effect this week.
Budget 2020 included €171.2 million in additional social welfare expenditure, bringing the total social welfare spend to €21.2 billion for the year.
The payment increases and changes include:
Ahead of the increases, Minister Doherty commented:
“The increases - which come into effect this week – were introduced specifically to target those most in need. I was particularly pleased to be able to focus resources towards vulnerable children and older people.
Budget 2020 was about ensuring that we used the resources available to effect the best possible changes for society. I hope these changes will improve the position of as many families and vulnerable people as possible.”