Cancer survivors will no longer need to inform banks of disease after five years in remission

From left: Lydia Whelan, Simon Harris, Nikki Gallagher, and Robert Troy at the announcement of the government initiative to help hundreds of families on Daffodil Day. Picture: Department of Finance.

Cancer survivors will no longer need to tell banks or mortgage lenders about their disease after five years in remission as part of a government move that will help hundreds of families.

The Irish Cancer Society has welcomed the government initiative, saying it means survivors can now access mortgage protection insurance on an equal basis.