Fair Deal extension will prove ‘very difficult’

Age Action says it is difficult to see how the Fair Deal scheme can be extended to include home care.
Fair Deal extension will prove ‘very difficult’
Tue, 16 Aug, 2016 - 01:00
Evelyn Ring

Minister of State for Mental Health and Older People, Helen McEntee, favours the option of extending the scheme to include home help.

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