On 14 January 2026, the Taoiseach told the Dáil that an Emergency Winter Payment for people with disabilities was “not fiscally sustainable”. He said we have to wait for a permanent solution in Budget 2027. Join us and have your voice heard.
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Once-off supports received in Budget 25 were slashed in Budget 26. People with disabilities are being pushed further into poverty.
People with disabilities cannot wait another day, never mind another year, while they’re choosing between eating and heating.
What can you do?
Emailing your public representatives to let them know that you care about this issue will help put pressure on government to take action on this.
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“Disability poverty doesn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of a system that fails to recognise the real costs of living with a disability. Budget 2026 should have been the turning point – instead, it has turned backwards.”
— Joan Carthy, IWA Advocacy Manager