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Minister Humphreys announces changes to the Disability Allowance means test for PhD students Image: Minister Humphreys announces changes to the Disability Allowance means test for PhD students The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has today formally signed regulations that will remove barriers facing PhD students with disabilities. The regulations will ensure that scholarship awards for PhD students are excluded from the means test for Disability Allowance (DA). Minister Humphreys made the decision following direct engagement with DCU PhD student Catherine Gallagher. Speaking after signing the regulations, Minister Humphreys said: “Catherine’s case demonstrated to me that there was a clear unfairness in the system, which I have now removed through the signing of these regulations. ....
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Regional Reporter The Minister for Social Protection has confirmed to RTÉ News that Mayo student Catherine Gallagher will not lose her disability allowance as a result of winning a PhD scholarship. Heather Humphreys said she will sign regulations this week that will ensure that these awards will no longer be assessed as income in the Disability Allowance means test. Ms Gallagher began a campaign to raise awareness of her plight and called on various Government departments to remove what she describes as this barrier to education by forcing her to turn down the scholarship in order to hold onto her allowances. ....