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16 October 2013

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Social welfare cuts for young people by Labour Party slammed . . . by Labour Youth

Labour's Eamon Gilmore and Alex White

‘Young people have suffered enough throughout the economic crisis. They suffer mass unemployment, emigration, little prospect of owning their own home in the near future and serious mental health problems’ – Labour Youth


LABOUR LEADER Eamon Gilmore’s absurd claims on Wednesday that the Fine Gael/Labour Government has not cut Jobseeker’s Allowance for the under-25s in Budget 2014 were shredded in a withering statement by one party’s youth wing in particular – Labour Youth.

Labour Youth immediately condemned changes in social welfare payments for young people as they were announced on Tuesday in Budget 2014.

Labour Youth National Chairperson Aideen Carberry said:

“Today’s cut in social welfare for young people is regressive and counter-productive in terms of aiding the recovery of the Irish economy.

“It is also fundamentally unjust that young unemployed adults, who are eligible to vote and required to pay income tax, are expected to accept lesser payments than their older counterparts. It runs counter to the intergenerational solidarity that Irish society should be built on.

“Young people have suffered enough throughout the economic crisis. They suffer mass unemployment, emigration, little prospect of owning their own home in the near future and serious mental health problems. They are graduating from college with little prospect of work in their chosen field and are taking up work in low-paid precarious employments in order to make ends meet.

“In my experience from talking to young people, they do not relish the idea of claiming social welfare. They want to work. They want to contribute to society. They want to be in a position where they can pay taxes and spend money in the local economy. Taking money out of their pockets will only depress the economy further and create further problems for this generation in the future."

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