People With disabilities Can Now Earn €22,000 A Year Before Medical Card Is Removed

The measures will take effect tomorrow and 826 people will immediately benefit from the higher earnings threshold

Currently, those on Disability Allowance can only earn €6,000 before their entitlement to the card is removed.

Peter Boyd was diagnosed with arthritis when he was 27 years old. 

He says the fear of losing his medical card is a constant worry:
 

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