A range of social welfare and tax changes announced in Budget 2026 come into effect from today. There will be a €10 increase ...

New social protection increases coming into effect from 1 January 2026 with wide-ranging measures, secured as part of Budget ...

The bulk of the changes to social welfare schemes announced in Budget 2026 will take effect from the beginning of January, ...

Over 1.5 million people in Ireland are set to see social welfare and cost of living changes kick in this week under Budget ...

PARENTS who have been forced to leave work to care for their children are being denied a carer’s allowance due to a strict means test, with one mum claiming: “I feel like I’m being punished.” A group ...

The amount of additional income Kerry carers can earn without affecting their right to qualify for the means-tested carer’s allowance has been increased by Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary ...

Dara Calleary has said that the State cannot afford to pay a full allowance to all carers. TDs debated a Social Democrats' motion earlier on Wednesday, calling for the means test for the Carer's ...

The days after Christmas are often a time when many take the chance to disappear into themselves, recharge the batteries and brace for a new year. For some, though, there is no such retreat. Just ...

The Government, and other parties, campaigned during the election for the abolition of the carer’s allowance means test during the lifetime of this parliament. It is an important commitment and we ...

Family Carers Ireland hosted the inaugural meeting of its new National Council of Family Carers on Saturday. The first of its kind in Ireland, the Council gives family carers across the country a ...