Budget 2024: Pensioners, carers, and people with disabilities tipped to get €15 increase

Budget 2024: Pensioners, carers, and people with disabilities tipped to get €15 increase

Speaking in Limerick, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said the 'main people' she wants to support are 'the pensioners, the carers, people on disabilities, and working families'. Picture: iStock

Coalition leaders are considering a €15 increase in supports for pensioners, carers, and people with disabilities in the budget.

Senior Coalition sources said the cost-of-living crisis has not abated and that the approach of last year’s budget is “likely to be replicated”.

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