RTE News reports today (Nov 27th 2007) that the Irish Refugee Council is requesting, in a pre-government budget submission, that the living allowance for asylum seekers be increased substantially.
The organisation says that the living allowance for asylum seekers is the only welfare payment that has never been increased & says something needs be done soon to help these people who live in Ireland but are not allowed to work.
The Council points out that the payment made to asylum seekers who are awaiting a decision on their claim is just €19.10 a week.
The payment has not changed in eight years, despite rising inflation and costs of living.
The council wants the payment raised to €60 per week for adults, and €35 for children, which it says would immediately raise 6,500 people out of extreme poverty.
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