Minister for Social Protection HHumphreysFG has signalled that there will be a further one-off social welfare payment for vulnerable groups, but that it will not be as large as previous cost-of-living interventions announced before Christmas |
Heather Humphreys told RTÉ News that many people were experiencing financial difficulty and that her priorities would be"older people, people with disabilities, carers, and working families with children".
However, ahead of further talks on the matter tomorrow, Ms Humphreys said that the package of measures will be much smaller than interventions in 2022. Those talks will be attended by Ms Humphreys, the Ministers for Finance, Public Expenditure and Coalition leaders. This afternoon Ms Humphreys said"We did have a very comprehensive package of measures for Budget 2023. And I want to be honest, I want to be straight with people, that the scale of these measures will be considerably less.It is expected that the cost-of-living measures will be signed off on Tuesday by the full Cabinet.
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