The Irish budget is scheduled for 6th October 2026. Today in the Irish Examiner it was reported that the government plans to introduce a cost of disability payment on a phased basis. Read the article.
This payment has been campaigned for by a number of organisations including Inclusion Ireland (Budget 2027 Submission: Our Rights, Our Voices), Family Carers Ireland (Building a Caring Society Strengthening Support and Recognition for Family Carers in Budget 2027), Disability Federation of Ireland (Pre-Budget 2027: The Least We Can Expect), AsIAm (Realising an Autism-Affirming
Society), The National Disability Services Association, Chime (Deaf & Hard of Hearing Support), Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) and others.
Government ‘committed’ to introducing cost of disability payment in budget. Taoiseach Micheál Martin said introducing the payment would be “a significant change for people with disabilities”. The Journal 14 Sep 2026
More details as we get them. We will create a tools to help you figure out if you are eligible similar to our other eligibility checkers when we get all the information.
Carer’s Allowance Eligibility Checker Tool
Domiciliary Care Allowance Eligibility Checker Tool
GP Card / Medical Card Eligibility Checker Tool
