Residential Institutions Statutory Fund (Amendment) Bill 2016

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The proposal would update the fund for former residents of residential institutions by widening the kinds of supports it can provide, including funeral-related costs, children’s education fees, and other services that improve living conditions. It would also speed up how applications are handled, make age a factor in deciding applications, and drop a plan to create a special account in the Minister for Health’s name. These changes matter because they aim to make the scheme more practical, flexible, and responsive to survivors’ needs.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend the Residential Institutions Statutory Fund Act 2012; to provide for extra approved services for former residents, in accordance with section 3 of the Act; to increase the efficiency in which applicants are processed; to remove a commitment in the Act to establish a special account in the name of the Miniister for Health

Last updated 13 February 2020