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'We just feel let down... but all carers will feel the same today sadly' - working mum-of-four who cares for daughter (22)

Budget 2026 retains the means test and savings cap, preventing carer Kathleen O'Sullivan from qualifying for Carer's Allowance and worsening family financial insecurity.

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fromIndependent

1 week ago

It's less than 48 hours until Budget 2026 and here's everything we know so far

Government likely to offer a modest gesture on Carer's Allowance rather than abolish the means test, leaving about 500,000 family carers unsatisfied before Budget 2026.

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fromIrish Independent

3 weeks ago

Fuel allowance payments set to begin this week to 410,000 Irish households

Fuel Allowance expanded and paid to 410,000 households: €33/week (or two €462 instalments) with extended eligibility and higher thresholds from January 2025.

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'We just feel let down... but all carers will feel the same today sadly' - working mum-of-four who cares for daughter (22)

It's less than 48 hours until Budget 2026 and here's everything we know so far

Fuel allowance payments set to begin this week to 410,000 Irish households

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#means-test