Monday, February 5, 2024

Slow uptake for free GP Card

The Irish Times carried an interesting item of news in its weekend paper.

It said that of the 430,000 people entitled to a free GP Card only 15,000 people had applied. That sounds extraordinary and difficult to understand.

Everyone over 70 is entitled to a free GP Card. It is not means tested. For people under 70 it is means tested.

Why have so few people applied for the card?

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