A Clare member of Active Retirement Ireland says the Government may have to look at ‘filling the oil tanks’ of elderly people amid continued struggles with the rising cost of living.
A number of measures were discussed by senior ministers last night including an additional lump sum payment for households in receipt of the fuel allowance, while a temporary reduction in VAT on gas and electricity from 13.5 to nine percent was also raised.
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The Public Service Obligation levy is also set to be cut from bills from the autumn.
Cabinet will meet tomorrow to discuss and sign-off on the plans and Shannon pensioner Kay Murphy says elderly people are in a ‘crisis situation’ as it stands.
