People will no longer lose their Disability Allowance for accepting stipends association with scholarships for postgraduate education, under a new law signed by the Minister for Social Protection.
We need to continuously work to remove barriers facing people with disabilities. That's a big priority of mine as Minister. DCU student @Cather_i_ne raised with me an unfairness in the system. Today it has been removed. It’s appropriate to call this legislation 'Catherine’s law’. pic.twitter.com/U6QobizWw8
The grant is seen to help alleviate the costs incurred of doing a PhD, including campus accommodation, in the region of €10,500 a year.She began a campaign to raise awareness of her plight and called on various Government departments to remove what she described as a barrier to education by forcing her to turn down the scholarship in order to hold onto her allowances.Ms Gallagher said she wanted to thank the public for their support in what has been "an emotional and tiring time".
I think you will find that only applies to those who are doing a PhD.
Well done Catherine, a tremendous achievement