Bereaved Partner’s Pension: Ireland to Include Cohabiting Partners
The Irish government is introducing the Bereaved Partner’s Pension to extend bereavement benefits to long-term cohabiting partners. The move follows a 2024 Supreme Court ruling and has been broadly welcomed, though advocacy groups are calling for further consultation and key amendments.
Widowed Pension and Insurance Complaints Law Change
Important updates to the Ombudsman process are now law in Ireland. For widowed people facing issues with social welfare, pensions, mortgage protection, or life insurance claims, these changes promise faster and fairer outcomes.
Widower Receives €68,000 Backdated Pension
Department of Social Protection failed to inform Widower of entitlement to pension.
A man whose wife died in 1998 brought a complaint to the Ombudsman,...
MEDICAL STUDY INTO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE
World’s Largest Medical Study Into What Happens When We Die
What happens when we die is an age old question. People who claim of a...
Irish Pharmacy Rule Risks Putting Widow Out of Job
The Irish Pharmacy Regulator approved restrictive new rules on Thursday which put jobs at risk and the possibility of rural pharmacy closures.
These new rules will mean registered Pharmaceutical Assistants, like Marie and Sarah, will no longer be legally allowed to provide professional temporary cover for a pharmacist.
Marie spoke of how, “I still have a mortgage so am worried about keeping my family home as I am a widow with a disabled adult living with me”.
Sarah added, “I will be out of a job. I am only 60 and state pension only available at 67…I have two children in college…it will be a financial disaster…I need my work and my money”.
Apply for a Child Passport After a Parent Dies in Ireland
How to Apply for a Child Passport After a Parent Dies in Ireland
Planning a holiday with children can be an important step for families...
Report on Death and Bereavement What It Means for Irish Families
Deaths in Ireland are rising faster than supports
A new report on death and bereavement warns that the number of deaths in Ireland will rise...
WIDOWS PENSION OVERPAID BY €190,000
Comptroller & Auditor General Report
Widows’/widowers’/surviving civil partners’ contributory pension is a weekly payment to the husband, wife or civil partner of a deceased person. It...
Funeral Delays in Ireland as Post-Mortem Service Faces Staff Shortage
Funeral delays in Ireland are becoming an increasing concern for bereaved families. In recent weeks, coroners and pathologists have warned that staffing shortages within...
Bereaved Leaving Cert Students Can Sit Exams in July
New provisions allowing Leaving Certificate students who suffer a close family bereavement during the state examinations in June to sit alternative papers in July.