Ministers announce €81m in one-off funding for voluntary and community providers

In excess of 1,450 bodies from local community groups to national service suppliers will get funds

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly: Many service providers have faced serious pressures from high inflation. Photograph: Niall CarsonA total of €81 million is being allocated to community-based and voluntary health and social care providers on a once-off basis as part of government measures to ease cost-of-living pressures.

More than 1,450 organisations, ranging from local community groups to major national service providers, will receive payments. The Department of Health has worked with the Health Service Executive to finalise a scope and basis for distributing the funding among relevant provider organisations. Payments are due to commence shortly.About €62 million will go to disability service providers, €6.8 million to older persons services, €3.9 million into social inclusion, including drugs and homeless services, €3.3 million into palliative care, €0.4 million to health and wellbeing and €0.

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