Age Action calls for budget increase of €35 in pension payments

AGE ACTION, the national group on ageing and older people, called yesterday for a €35 increase in the state pension in next month’s budget to help tackle pensioner poverty.

Age Action chief executive Robin Webster said the rise would help ease the hardship faced by almost 90,000 pensioners across the country.

“The programme for Government commits the current administration to increasing the state pension to at least €300 a week by 2012,” said Mr Webster.