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Wed 12 Dec 2009Lone-parent allowance may be cut, says Hanafin
MINISTER FOR Social and Family Affairs Mary Hanafin has signalled the possibility of an additional social welfare cut by saying the lone-parents allowance should be phased out when children reach the age of 13.
Ms Hanafin told The Irish Timesthe Government’s policy on the one-parent family payment was not working. She has told Cabinet colleagues the issue should be discussed formally by Government and systems in place in other countries examined.
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