Government has previously flagged that the decision to keep the pension age at 66 means gradual increases to PRSI will be needed to top up the pot for future pensions.
Minister Heather Humphreys has been asked to examine a means-tested payment after the ESRI said the measure could take more than 40,000 children out of poverty
Inflation remains high and we’re listening and we understand that certain groups need additional assistance and a €15 increase is on the table, a senior source told the Irish Examiner