Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 17 April 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Social Protection

Impact of Means Testing on Farm Assist and Other Social Welfare Schemes: Discussion

Mr. Paul Smyth:

On the point that Mr. Buckley brought up about the simplification of the application form, for many farmers who want to apply for farm assist the form is quite complex. Even to get someone to fill out the form for them costs money and that is an impediment.

Asking someone to help fill out the form is acknowledging that one has a problem and that too is a barrier. It is about simplifying the process.

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