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Social Protection

Heather Humphreys: 'If you're permanently unemployed, then you should be looking for work'

27 Jul 2020

48.3k

Unemployment

Over a million people in Ireland receiving some sort of State income support

20 Apr 2020

12.0k

Coronavirus

Regina Doherty defends pandemic payment but admits system isn't 'perfect'

3 Apr 2020

35.9k

108

exchequer statement

Tax revenues last month almost €1 billion lower than March last year

2 Apr 2020

23.1k

118

Support

There have been 58,000 applications for the Covid-19 unemployment payment

Updated 19 Mar 2020

47.2k

Coronavirus

Here are workers' entitlements if they are affected by Covid-19

2 Mar 2020

81.5k

Controversy

Department boss says he's 'satisfied' the Public Services Card rollout is value for money

7 Nov 2019

11.0k

state pension

54% of women who had State pensions reviewed after 'cruel' 2012 changes will get more money

3 Nov 2019

52.6k

jobspath macht frei

'Jobpath Macht Frei': Condemnation after 'extremely offensive' sign placed at Cork Welfare office

17 Oct 2019

48.2k

budget 2020

Here's what Budget 2020 means for people receiving social welfare payments

9 Oct 2019

90.0k

Jobseekers

JobPath scheme extended by one year to help with 'labour uncertainty' from Brexit

25 Sep 2019

24.7k

Social Protection

'Cruel' State pension changes are still affecting thousands

10 Jul 2019

52.4k

Social Welfare

Regina Doherty 'can't guarantee' pension increases in Budget 2020 because of Brexit

5 Jul 2019

15.7k

Jobseekers

Over 200,000 people have been through JobPath, but only 11,000 have held down jobs for over a year

20 Feb 2019

23.7k

Social Welfare

Committee told man on JobPath scheme had his CV amended against his wishes to conceal his ethnicity

17 Jan 2019

39.4k

Parenting

Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law

11 Jan 2019

18.9k

105

insecure work

New laws banning zero hour contracts 'in most circumstances' to be in place in March

12 Dec 2018

21.7k

Illness Benefit

Illness Benefit payments back to normal levels, says minister

6 Nov 2018

18.0k

Social Protection

'Unacceptable': Minister told Illness Benefit delays means some people have no money to buy food

18 Oct 2018

16.3k

Social Protection

Efforts being made to resolve illness benefit payment delays, says minister

17 Oct 2018

15.5k

chilling effect

Department's decision to monitor social media sparks criticism from advocacy groups

Updated 27 Aug 2018

27.5k

budget 2019

Minister promises to take 'significant' action in the next Budget to pull thousands of children out of poverty

21 Jul 2018

16.9k

Social Protection

Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year

25 Jun 2018

7.0k

telephone allowance

Some pensioners to begin getting €130 a year phone bill allowance to prevent 'social isolation'

6 Jun 2018

18.8k

Childcare Costs

Social Protection Minister rules out means testing child benefit payment

5 Jun 2018

15.6k

151

mandatory and compulsory

Play golf on paternity leave? You're lucky to have time to breathe

Cianan Brennan

7 Apr 2018

1.3k

battle of wills

'They knew I wasn't going to go away' - State in second climbdown as adopted man finally receives PSC eight months later

2 Apr 2018

40.5k

beast from the east

Extra week of fuel allowance to be paid this week to over 368,000 households after cold weather

12 Mar 2018

19.5k

stay warm

Government will offer an extra week of fuel allowance during the cold snap

28 Feb 2018

26.9k

feature creep

You're going to need a PSC to get any kind of driving licence or learner permit from April

20 Feb 2018

92.4k

240

grave concerns

'We are trying to sound the alarm' - committee hears Public Services Card is a legal ticking time bomb

8 Feb 2018

61.3k

145

poverty line

Almost one in six Irish households is jobless

3 Feb 2018

34.8k

175

PSC

"It is the worst form of humiliation" - Woman denied Public Services Card due to adopted status

21 Jan 2018

61.2k

111

technical glitch

3,000 delayed fuel allowance payments to be received next week

5 Jan 2018

10.5k

Social Protection

County breakdown: Government paid out over €4 million to help cover costs of funerals

26 Dec 2017

14.6k

Mistake

Department of Social Protection admits wording of welfare cheats campaign was a mistake

7 Dec 2017

34.3k

109

High Court

Pensioner says she fears she'll be homeless at Christmas after social welfare payments suspended

4 Dec 2017

34.8k

fighting words

'I found myself shouting at the radio': War of words between Doherty and O'Dea on pension motion

18 Oct 2017

24.0k

111

Jobseekers

Bring JobPath fraud claims to me and I'll investigate, says minister

7 Oct 2017

20.5k

FactCheck

FactFind: How does Ireland's jobseeker's benefit compare to the rest of the EU?

4 Oct 2017

62.4k

118

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