Significantly increase the Carer's Allowance income disregard

What this means

• This is a government commitment to significantly increase the income disregards for Carer's Allowance, a payment for people who care for others full time.[source]
• The income disregard is the amount a carer can earn before their Carer's Allowance is reduced. Raising it means more carers can keep more of their payment.[source]
• The increase is described as a step toward eventually phasing out the means test for Carer's Allowance entirely, which would make it easier to qualify.[source]
• The commitment is the responsibility of the Department of Social Protection, led by Minister Dara Calleary, and was set out in the Programme for Government on 23 January 2025.[source]
• The commitment is currently listed as in progress, with no specific deadline given for when the changes will be delivered.[source]

Direct impact (3)

• delivery owned by body
  Department of Social ProtectionBody
• delivery owned by officeholder
  Dara CallearyOfficeholder
• implements mandate
  Provision of social welfare income supportsMandate

Indirect impact (8)

Two-hop relationships traced through the entity above. Useful for spotting downstream knock-on effects.

• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Teachta Dála2-hop via dara-calleary
  Dáil ÉireannBody
• delivery owned by officeholder → holds role: Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht2-hop via dara-calleary
  Department of Rural and Community DevelopmentBody
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-social
  Extend hot school meals to all primary schoolsCommitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-social
  Maintain the State pension age at 66Commitment
• delivery owned by body → responsible for commitment2-hop via dept-social
  Introduce pay-related jobseeker's benefitCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → member of party2-hop via dara-calleary
  Fianna FáilParty
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via dara-calleary
  Expand Local Link rural transport servicesCommitment
• delivery owned by officeholder → responsible for commitment2-hop via dara-calleary
  Target balanced regional population growthCommitment