‘Philomena’s Law’ tabled to help survivors of mother and baby homes who now live in UK
A proposed law to help thousands of mother and baby homes survivors accept compensation without losing access to benefits has been tabled in the UK Parliament.
Labour MP Liam Conlon moved “Philomena’s Law ”, named after survivor and campaigner Philomena Lee, as he warned that many survivors living in Britain have been deterred from making an application to the compensation scheme operated by the Irish government.
Mr Conlon said current rules mean any money accepted through the scheme would be considered as savings and could see the survivor “lose means-tested benefits and financial support for social care ”.
He added that ministers in Westminster could help up to 13,000 women by amending UK law to remove the risk, in line with similar changes made to Помогнете на жертвите на бомбардировките и заплащанията в Лондон 7/7, осъществени по схемата за отплата на Windrush.
членовете на фамилията на госпожа Лий гледат в Камарата на общините, до момента в който господин Конлон представ...
Прочетете целия текст »
