hoodwinked wrote: » HA my mil is the exact same, however i will now have to teach my grandmother moreso on how to use her mobile (and not just send me blank texts when she is trying to ring my cousin) and she is not an easy woman to teach, i know she gets annoyed that her grandchildren understand something she cant' grasp and its embarrassing which then causes her to lash out in frustration but mobile really is the way to go, she was struggling with the €100 bi monthly phone bills as is. she'd use less then €20 credit in a month.
vitani wrote: » I read somewhere that people will still be able to apply for an exceptional needs payment to cover funeral costs - they're just getting rid of the specific grant for it. Which, tbh, covers only a fraction of the cost of a funeral anyway.
ash23 wrote: » I thought it was also about an elderly person being able to contact someone in the event of an emergency? Are they getting rid of it in the household benefit package for disabled people also does anyone know?
ash23 wrote: » I thought it was also about an elderly person being able to contact someone in the event of an emergency?
ash23 wrote: » Are they getting rid of it in the household benefit package for disabled people also does anyone know?
folan wrote: » how much was it?
wolfpawnat wrote: » Was talking to my godfather, 1600 for a single plot outside cork city. A town in Clare has it at 550 a double plot. Undertaker is circa 5000, that's not a casket bought or anything. It will cripple people!
tobsey wrote: » The grant was only 850 though so it was quite small compared to the overall cost. If people can afford the thousands to pay for the funeral they don't need the taxpayer to throw 850 at them. Those who can't afford the funeral at all should be given the minimum for a decent send off, whatever that may be.
alf66 wrote: » Cremation starts at €400
hoodwinked wrote: » seriously though, this budget targets pensioners (no more bereavement grants) the telephone allowance being cut is scandalous especially as its the only contact to the outside world or relatives some have since some pensioners cannot use mobiles.
hoodwinked wrote: » i agree to be fair with the jobseekers cuts, he's right to push young people into work and education as opposed to dole, all i hope is they can back this up by making sure everyone who wants a job can have one.
ricero wrote: » im defintly voting sinn feinn if they can get more people like pearse doherty in the dail
hoodwinked wrote: » the telephone allowance being cut is scandalous especially as its the only contact to the outside world or relatives some have since some pensioners cannot use mobiles.
My name is URL wrote: » but it just seems like a really political move by government to only reduce payments to those under 25. They're the demographic least likely to vote though, innit
ibarelycare wrote: » €9.50 a month is nothing compared to some of the hits people have taken. They're not cutting off every OAP's phone line...they're still going to make calls. They're just going to have to pay for them themselves. Hardly a big sacrifice to ask.
Kerrydude1981 wrote: » How much was the bereavement grant? Did I hear right in that this was cut today?
Playboy wrote: » Why are you having kids then if you cant afford it? Do people just expect the state (every other taxpayer) to pick up the slack? Fair enough if you had a decent income and then got hit by the recession but too many people just decide to have a family without thinking through the financial consequences, then all of a sudden its everyones else's problem. The NHS costs a fortune in the UK and unless the Irish are prepared to cough up a similar amount every month to pay for a similar system then people will just have to make do unfortunately.
Uriel. wrote: » €850 and it's gone now completely.
Kerrydude1981 wrote: » Sure that is pure madness, Could there be a u-turn on this?
