Farm assist recipients given 14 days to verify income

Many farm assist recipients have been given only 14 days to return forms verifying their total annual income.

Unless the form is returned with all documentation within 14 days, their farm assist payment will cease, said Fianna Fáil TD Charlie McConalogue in the Dáil.

Mr McConalogue appealed to Social Protection Minister Joan Burton to ensure farm families who received these forms are allowed appropriate time to return them.