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Social welfare Ireland: One major group excluded from new €500 Cost of Disability payment

Around 240,000 people on long-term working-age disability payments are set to benefit from the new €500 annual Cost of Disability lump sum announced in Budget 2027

Erica Carter

Original contributor via Irish Mirror

| November 7, 2026 | 1 min read | Updated Nov 7, 5:00 PM

Social welfare Ireland: One major group excluded from new €500 Cost of Disability payment — Image supplied with the source report: Irish Mirror.

Around 240,000 people on long-term working-age disability payments are set to benefit from the new €500 annual Cost of Disability lump sum announced in Budget 2027

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