Heartbroken couple hand over keys to home

HEARTBROKEN and devastated. These were the words of Patricia Burnett as she and her husband handed over the keys of their home.

As families brace themselves for what is expected to be the toughest budget in the history of the state, the Tipperary couple are already coming to terms with losing their repossessed home.

The unemployed couple face even further hardship today, however, with the expected announcement that welfare payments will be cut.