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One in nine children now have some form of disability following a post-pandemic surge in mental health conditions and behavioural disorders.
The €200 cost-of-living bonus which was announced in February as part of the spring cost-of-living package, is expected to hit bank accounts by April 24.
Wheelchair-user Lisa Brennan (27) has just spent a year in poverty, stretching out a monthly salary of €1,000 to try to meet her food bills, amenities and accommodation costs.
Campaigners say a state medical assessment plan that aims to “categorise” people with disabilities based on their ability to work is “Dickensian” and puts people’s mental health at risk.
Whether it really works well or abused is another issue in question....