department of social and family affairs annual report 2006 - Welfare.ie

Appendix 2: Summary Of DSFA Budget Package 2007 (continued)
COST
First Year Full Year
3. Pensioners m m
State Pension (Non Contributory) (aged 66 and over).
Increase the means disregard by €10 per week, from €20 to €30, for the
State Pension (Non-Contributory) and increase the employment earnings
disregard by €100 per week, from €100 to €200. [January 2007]
State Pension (Contributory), State Pension (Transition) and Invalidity
Pension IQA (aged 66 and over).
Special additional increase of €11.30 per week : Total weekly increase of €23.70
to bring the IQA rate up to €173. [January 2007]
Pensioners - Rent & Mortgage Interest Supplement
Allow pensioners aged 66 or over to retain any additional amount of Pension
they receive which is in excess of the SWA Rate. [January 2007]
Free Travel
Extend automatic entitlement to a Free Travel Companion Pass to persons
aged 66 to 74 inclusive, who are medically unfit to travel unaccompanied.
[March 2007]
Telephone Allowance
Extend Telephone Allowance Scheme to include mobile phones.
[April 2007]
Bereavement Grant
Increase the Bereavement Grant by €215, from €635 to €850.
[Budget Day]
38.16 38.40
COST
2005 Full Year
4. Energy m m
National Fuel Scheme
Increase the rate of the National Fuel Scheme by €4 per week, from
€14 to €18 per week.
[January 2007]
Increase the income threshold for eligibility to Fuel Allowances by
€49 per week, from €51 to €100 per week.
[January 2007]
35.65 35.65
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