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O’Hara welcomes legislation to extend Widow’s Pension to cohabiting couples
Sinn Féin TD for Galway East, Louis O’Hara, has welcomed legislation known as the Bereaved Partners Pension Bill to extend the widow and widower’s pension to cohabiting couples. The legislation has come about following a legal case taken by John O’Meara, who was refused the payment following the death of his long-term partner, and O’Hara said it was critical that the legislation is progressed and enacted quickly.
Auto Enrolment — new Government Retirement Savings Scheme to be known as ‘My Future Fund’
Thursday, October 10 was a pivotal day in the move towards the launch of Auto Enrolment in 2025, with Minister Humphreys signing the commencement order. Auto Enrolment will be called “My Future Fund” and it is hoped it will help hundreds of thousands of hard-working people save for their futures, supplemented with contributions from their employers and the State.
ALONE calls for pension increases and more funding in Budget 2024
ALONE has called on the Government to make urgent investments in Budget 2024 that will make Ireland a country that is fair and just to the older population from 2024 and into the future.
Daly calls for protest to stop pension age Increase
Next year the age at which a person qualifies for a state pension will increase to 67. Each year’s increase in the pension age costs a worker €12,911 a year. So, next year, the Irish state will save €25,822 for every worker in the country.
