IRELAND - A reform combining all non-contributory payments for people over 66 into one standard and enhanced non-contributory pension scheme, under a revised means test, is expected to lift 34,000 pensioners onto higher or full pensions.
The amendment was included in the Social Welfare Law Reform and Pensions Bill 2006, unveiled today by minister for Social Affairs Seamus Brennan. It includes a range of measures to reinforce protec...
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