Low-income households set to get one-off payment to reduce cost of living 

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Government wants to move quickly to address the cost of living.

A one-off payment to tackle the cost-of-living crisis for low-income households is set to be agreed by a Cabinet subcommittee and rolled out within weeks.

The committee will meet this week to tackle the impact of rising inflation, with a number of options on the table including a doubling of the €100 electricity credit for households, waiving of hospital fees, and reducing the cost of public transport.