‘Sneaky cuts are disgusting’

WORKING families have warned they risk homelessness because of cuts hidden in the Social Welfare Bill rushed through the Dáil yesterday.

Heartfelt letters were read out in angry Dáil exchanges from families who feared for their future over the cut revealed in yesterday’s Irish Examiner.

It will mean the carer’s allowance will be counted as means when calculating the rate of family income supplement (FIS) — a top-up payment made to low-income families.