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Sunday 27 September 2020
Registered charity One Family has won the contract to set up the helpline.
Tax credits for single parents are now only available to one parent regardless of custody arrangements.
New proposed changes to the One Parent Family Credit have been announced – and separated parents are not happy.
The One-Parent Family Tax Credit was previously available to parents who shared custody of a child but now only one parent will receive the credit.
Three new pilot Child Contact Centres will offer a safe place for children to spend time with parents they do not live with.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
ANY SIGNIFICANT LEVEL of flu in the community could lead to the Covid-19 test and trace system being overwhelmed as people present with similar symptoms, health experts say.
Chief Clinical Officer Dr Colm Henry told TheJournal.ie that because flu and Covid-19 both seriously impact on vulnerable and older groups, health officials want to “avoid a twin attack on the same populations” in Ireland.
He said the focus will also be on keeping down the level of flu among those who will not be seriously ill with it, but who may pass it on to those vulnerable groups.
This is why the flu vaccine without charge has been extended to a number of other groups this year, including to children aged two to 12. Previously this applied only to those over the age of 70.
So, today we want to know: Do you plan to get the flu vaccine this upcoming winter?
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