Brian Lenihan indicates coming Social Welfare rates cuts

[COMMIE]

I have had a person come to me that i discovered was never paid her proper rate of Carers allowance since she started. And this has been since 2005.

[TradCat]

wysiwyg

How can yourselves be poor on 75K pa? I wouldn't consider myself poor on less than half that.

[Question R24U]

Programmes (over 50) Number of beneficiaries (over 1m exclusing child welfare). Rates (various, eg unemployment is €204). Payroll costs (I can't find this).
These all need to be cut.
Not for ideology.
But national survival.

How Ruiari Quinn can say that we will lose our economic soverenity on one hand and then Labour oppose reducing a 3% s/w rise to 1% (ignoring delflation) is beyond me.

[wysiwyg]

If it's €75,000 each then you are comfortably off and consequently should be targetted with means-testing. If the vast majority of the population can survive on less than half that per annum then you certainly can.

I have absolutely no problem being means tested so long as it takes into account ressonable living expenses. Nor am I claiming poverty or penury to be honest. Yes, we are reasonably comfortable and if we made a few other lifestyle changes, I am sure we could save a few more bob.

But I have a difficulty in being lectured by the likes of yourself, who lives on disability, about my rights to access certain benefits, when I am also paying a very substantial 5 figure sum in tax every year.

[Likely Lad]

The man has some nerve to be lining up social welfare cuts when the required massive cuts in TD and public sector pay should be at forefront before we even think about hitting the most vulnerable in our society in this devastating time for many.

Luckily for Brian the IMF will be doing the dirtywork for him in a matter of months, and the deceitful lying scumbag knows it

[COMMIE]

Carers get 220 euro a week and work 27/7. And save this country Billion in welfare costs. Why cut thier allowance.

[bob3344]

The man has some nerve to be lining up social welfare cuts when the required massive cuts in TD and public sector pay should be at forefront before we even think about hitting the most vulnerable in our society in this devastating time for many.

Yeah, lets keep the dole at ludicrous levels & just tax the fk out of everyone thats working. Bound to work.

[X-ray]

I think it is interesting that IBEC and the stockbrokers and now it appears some in Government feel that social welfare should be pegged to inflation/deflation. That wasn't the case when we had almost 5% inflation for a number of years. If they want to make that link, well and good but it could come back to haunt them if high levels of inflation return.

Not really, because they will change the rules again then. Keep up...

[Likely Lad]

Yeah, lets keep the dole at ludicrous levels & just tax the fk out of everyone thats working. Bound to work.

Yeah good man, maybe you should actually read my post before you waste energy in your little fingers typing.

[X-ray]

I have absolutely no problem being means tested so long as it takes into account ressonable living expenses. Nor am I claiming poverty or penury to be honest. Yes, we are reasonably comfortable and if we made a few other lifestyle changes, I am sure we could save a few more bob.

But I have a difficulty in being lectured by the likes of yourself, who lives on disability, about my rights to access certain benefits, when I am also paying a very substantial 5 figure sum in tax every year.

It is crazy that those who pay the most for services have the least access to them. It is bad for the services and the tax payers. It puts huge downward pressure on services when those that are paying for them get no benefit from them. All services should be equally available, the division should be in how much you pay for them in my opinion.