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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Ben Quinn

Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes risk losing UK benefits over compensation

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A graveyard inside the former site of Sisters of Charity Magdalene Laundry in Donnybrook, Dublin. The Irish government’s redress scheme was introduced after an inquiry detailed the horrific experiences of tens of thousands of women and children. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Survivors of Ireland’s mother and baby homes are being “retraumatised” by the prospect of losing benefits in the UK if they accept compensation from the Irish state, Westminster has been told.

The warning comes amid a campaign backed by representatives of almost every political party in the UK and figures including Steve Coogan, who starred in Philomena, a film about the mother and baby homes scandal.

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