Carers Hounded by Government with Means Tests
Carers are facing cruel means test which is ruling them out for basic carers allowances based on having just €2 more than is allowed with the carers partners earning the loving wage and no more -means tests for carers must be abolished as the State are saving €3 billion per year as a direct result of carers providing caring that the State refused to do.
Disability Services must be moved away from the HSE
With 850 specialists staff moved out of disability support into contact tracing and with the HSE poaching nursing home and day care staff to work in contact tracing the HSE is demonstrating that it has no regard for people with disabilities and disability services must be moved out of the HSE as soon as possible
No increase for Carers out of an €18 Billion pot
The Irish Government spent 18 billion yesterday and failed to support people with disabilities and their carers with not one cent allocated to the carers or disability allowances .
HelpLine one of the next steps for Don’t Leave Them Behind
This Thursday the 1st October Don’t Leave them Behind reach just 1 year in operation as a resource for people with ASD , their families and carers . We will be taking the next step in the provision of resources and services by creating a ” helpline ”...