Budget 2004 - Main Improvements
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- €10 minimum increase in all weekly Social Welfare payments
- €11.50 per week increase for Widows & Widowers aged 66 and over in receipt of Contributory Pensions
- €6 and €8 increases in Child Benefit - effective from April 2004
- €28 per week increase in Family Income Supplements Thresholds
- €100 increase in Respite Care Grant
- Increase in weekly Income Disregards for Carer’s Allowance of €40 (single) and €80 (couple)
All weekly increases effective from January 2004
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