Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes face benefit cuts in UK after accepting compensation
Exclusive: Campaigners urge Keir Starmer to back ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in BritainSurvivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes have started to have benefits cut in Britain because they accepted compensation from the Irish government.The cuts...
<p>Exclusive: Campaigners urge Keir Starmer to back ‘Philomena’s Law’ to protect payments for up to 13,000 survivors living in Britain</p><p>Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes have started to have benefits cut in Britain because they accepted compensation from the Irish government.</p><p>The cuts to the means-tested benefits of survivors in Britain come as campaigners including the actors Siobhán McSweeney and Steve Coogan called on Keir Starmer to back a bill known as Philomena’s Law, which would ringfence survivors’ benefits.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/08/survivors-of-irelands-mother-and-baby-homes-face-benefit-cuts-in-uk-after-accepting-compensation">Continue reading...</a>
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