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How means testing is hurting those on disability allowance

Disabled people in Ireland rely on disability allowance, but strict means testing mean these paym...

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15.48 24 Jul 2025


How means testing is hurting those on disability allowance


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15.48 24 Jul 2025


Disabled people in Ireland rely on disability allowance, but strict means testing mean these payments are often revoked.

Niamh Ní Hoireabhaird, Disability Journalist and advocate, joins Kieran to discuss her own experience, after she was taken off disability allowance for earning €80 over the weekly threshold…


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