Number of mother and baby home survivors will have redress compensation reduced

Residents who spent more than six months in a hospital during their time at a mother and baby home will have their compensation amount reduced. Picture: Laura Hutton/RollingNews.ie

Mother and baby home survivors who spent more than six months in a hospital while resident in an institution will have their redress compensation reduced.

It comes as the payment scheme for mother and baby homes survivors opened on March 20.