Budget 2004- Carers
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- Increase of €10 per week for recipients of Carer's Benefit or Allowance
(January 2004)
- Improvements in the means test for Carer's Allowance increasing the weekly income disregard by €40 per week for single people and €80 per week for couples bringing the disregards to €250 and €500 per week respectively.
(April 2004)
- Respite Care Grant increased by €100 to €835 from €735. Carers looking after more than one person will receive a grant of €1,670.
(June 2004)
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