Irish Life Health has announced that all customers with hospital plans will receive the benefit of a reduction to the Government Health Insurance Levy on their health insurance premiums for 12 months from their renewal date. The reduction in the Government Levy will come into effect from the 1^st of April 2022 and Irish Life Health will reflect this reduction in annual gross premiums at renewal, before Tax Relief at Source (TRS) and discounts are applied.

Irish Life Health will pass on a reduction of 9.5% (€43) in the Government Levy on the adult rate on Advanced Plans and 22% (€35) on the Government Levy applied to Non-Advanced Plans to customers with private hospital cover. Further detail on the reduction will be available to customers in their renewal notices.

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The once-off reduction will be applied to the majority of plans available from Irish Life Health from April 1^st 2022, with the exception of the HealthGuide plan range where it will be implemented from April 2^nd 2022.