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Changes will enable Donegal pensioners to buy council homes on income of €12,500

Approved changes to the Tenant Purchase Scheme will now enable Donegal pensioners to buy their council home, it has confirmed. The Department of Housing said the order and revised guidelines of the scheme were issued to all local authorities on ...

01 Oct 2022 at 13:01

Local News

Changes will enable pensioners to buy their council home

Changes to the Tenant Purchase Scheme which will enable pensioners to buy their council home have been welcomed by Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Donegal TD, Charlie McConalogue. He confirmed that the Minister for Housing, ...

30 Sept 2022 at 20:01

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23,000 in receipt of different state pensions in Donegal last year

23,004 people in Donegal were in receipt of different state pension last year, the Social Welfare Services Annual Report for 2020 has revealed. Those included 7,157 receiving the non contributory state pension, 12,262 on the contributory ...

09 Aug 2021 at 12:11

Local News

Work to age of 67 and get a higher pension - what's the story?

People who work until they are 67 or older could receive a higher rate of State pension than those retiring at 66, under plans which are believed to be under consideration by the Government. These new proposals would provide financial ...

09 Jul 2022 at 16:10

Local News

Working into older age should be a choice, not an obligation

ALONE, the organisation that supports older people to age at home, has today welcomed the recommendations published by the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection in response to the report of the Commission on Pensions. The ...

04 Feb 2022 at 12:31

Local News

Calls to increase State Pension by €7 in 2021

ALONE, the organisation which supports older people, is calling on the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection to increase the state pension by €7 in Budget 2021, to ensure that older people are protected during ...

02 Aug 2020 at 17:45

Donegal MD

Donegal pension gap has increased by more than 31% in five years to over €927.5 million

The Donegal pension gap has increased by more than 31% in five years to over €927.5 million An analysis of pension savings versus retirement income expectations finds that Ireland’s pension gap has increased by 38% since 2010 ...

07 Oct 2016 at 18:17

Local News

SIPTU members demand real action on pension age increases from North West election candidates

Up to 150 SIPTU members and activists, working in the health service across the North West of Ireland, gathered for a special “Stop67” campaign event tonight in Sligo. At the event, SIPTU members asked all general election ...

19 Jan 2020 at 14:46

Donegal MD

Bill to stop pension age increase to 67 years will be debated within weeks - Donegal TD

Donegal TD Pearse Doherty has said that his party’s Bill to stop upcoming pension age increases will be debated in the Dáil in the coming weeks. The Sinn Féin Deputy said: "Fine Gael plan to increase the pension age to 67 ...

08 Jan 2020 at 18:00

Letterkenny/Milford MD

Letterkenny being headquarters of new pension scheme is 'a major win for Donegal'

The confirmation that Letterkenny will be the headquarters of the new National Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings Authority has been described as “a major win for Donegal.” Pat the Cope Gallagher TD, member of the ...

18 Jul 2025 at 08:00

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