Outside Government Buildings before presenting Budget 2022 to Cabinet are Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath (left) and Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe
Mammy’s boys assemble.
This afternoon.
Further to Budget 2022…
…Via RTÉ News:
Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath has announced a €5 increase in weekly pension payments in today’s Budget.
The Minister also said he would raise the living alone allowance by €3 to ensure the well-being of many thousands of the country’s older citizens are protected in the year ahead.
Overall, the Minister announced a social welfare package worth €558m.
This sees an increase of €5 for weekly payments for working age, while young jobseekers will also be paid another €5.
the weekly rate of the Fuel Allowance will increase by €5m with the rise due to apply from midnight tonight.
…the Minister said he would increase the duration of Parent’s Benefit by two weeks to seven weeks from July next year.
…To support carers and people with disabilities, from January next year the Domiciliary Care Allowance has been increased from three to six months and the rate of Wage Subsidy Scheme for people with disabilities will rise by €1 an hour.
From June next year, the income disregard for Carer’s Allowance will rise from €332.50 to €350 for a single person and from €665 to €750 for a couple.
The Capital Disregard for Carer’s Allowance is also rising from €20,000 to €50,000, while the earnings limit on Disability Allowance will increase from €350 to €375.
The general weekly means disregard for Disability Allowance will up from €2.50 to €7.60 a week…
Earlier: In The Zone
Old age pension and fuel allowance to rise by €5 (RTÉ)
Pension for those living alone is raised by €8 to ensure the well-being of many thousands of the country’s older citizens are protected in the year ahead.
Passsscal really is a tooty-pootler
As one old lady said gee I can now buy a cup of coffee out of that once a week
Net gains for middle income households is about 0.8%
Rate of inflation is heading for 4%
Wait until the full force of power costs kick in
Callan’s Kicks is back since last Friday.
His Paschal is just brilliant.
Should be renamed to ‘Callum’s Kicks’ for the week that’s in it.
Ridiculous goons. ‘I’ this and ‘I’ that in their respective budget speeches.
Never ‘We’ or ‘The best option now is..’ – always ‘I’.