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# jobseekers-allowance - Friday 11 January, 2013

Euroleaks

Government to hire private companies to find work for long-term unemployed Exclusive

11/01/13 9,937 Views 133 Comments

Leaked bailout documents reveal new Department of Social Protection plans to get longstanding jobseekers back to work.

# jobseekers-allowance - Friday 4 January, 2013

Unemployment

Small drop in live register figures – but unemployment stays at 14.6 per cent

04/01/13 3,018 Views 24 Comments

The number of people aged 25 or under on the live register dropped for the 29th month in a row.

# jobseekers-allowance - Saturday 29 December, 2012

Social Welfare

Facial recognition on the way for social welfare claimants

29/12/12 25,944 Views 276 Comments

The rollout of a new Public Services Card will mean new technology to ensure claimants are who they claim to be.

# jobseekers-allowance - Tuesday 4 December, 2012

Budget 2013

Readers’ Panel Part One: What are you expecting from Budget 2013?

04/12/12 4,730 Views 21 Comments

We spoke to some readers about their hopes and fears ahead of tomorrow’s budget. Here’s what they had to say, in their own words.

# jobseekers-allowance - Monday 19 November, 2012

Christmas

Burton: Unemployed who work over Christmas “should not have any concerns”

19/11/12 10,239 Views 26 Comments

Those who are unemployed are able to work or attend a training course for up to eight weeks without it impacting on their various allowances.

# jobseekers-allowance - Wednesday 3 October, 2012

Welfare

Oireachtas committee considers access to welfare for self-employed

03/10/12 5,717 Views 36 Comments

The committee heard from the Self Employed Alliance Dundalk who said there has been “unjust, unwarranted discrimination” against self-employed people.

# jobseekers-allowance - Wednesday 5 September, 2012

From Business ETC Unemployment

Live register down by 2,000 in August, but unemployment stays at 14.7pc

05/09/12 3,417 Views 45 Comments

Ireland’s unemployment rate remains unchanged, while the number of under-25s on the register is down yet again.

# jobseekers-allowance - Wednesday 29 August, 2012

Bailout

Leaked Brussels report seeks Dole cuts to long-term unemployed

29/08/12 13,238 Views 177 Comments

The European Commission says it’s disappointed that a draft document – raising the heat on Dublin – has been leaked.

# jobseekers-allowance - Monday 9 January, 2012

Hard Up

Four in ten see ‘no future for themselves’ in Ireland – survey

09/01/12 2,280 Views 24 Comments

More than half of households are now struggling to pay basic bills, according to new figures from the Irish League of Credit Unions.

# jobseekers-allowance - Sunday 2 October, 2011

Social Welfare

€28,000 yearly welfare payments are not indicative of average families – Department

02/10/11 1,201 Views 42 Comments

Figures put together by the Department of Social Protection show reveal how much a family of six on social welfare could receive in a year.

# jobseekers-allowance - Monday 18 July, 2011

Take 5

Take 5: Monday

18/07/11 2,566 Views 5 Comments

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock

# jobseekers-allowance - Wednesday 1 June, 2011

From Business ETC Unemployment

Unemployment rate increased in May, reaching 14.8 per cent

01/06/11 415 Views 8 Comments

Figures from the Central Statistics Office show that the numbers signing on jumped by 2,600 in the month of May.

# jobseekers-allowance - Thursday 26 May, 2011

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Thursday

26/05/11 2,814 Views 7 Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am: OECD calls for dole to be cut; Sellafield to be stress-tested by the EU; and why Cheryl Cole was dropped from the US X Factor.

# jobseekers-allowance - Thursday 5 May, 2011

From Business ETC Live Register

Unemployment down slightly as Live Register is unchanged

05/05/11 473 Views 2 Comments

Ireland’s rate of unemployment now stands at 14.6 per cent, down 0.1 from last month, with 439,200 signing on.

# jobseekers-allowance - Wednesday 30 March, 2011

From Business ETC Live Register

Unemployment stays at 14.7 per cent as live register rises

30/03/11 368 Views No Comments

1,100 more people were signing on March, up by almost 11,000 on the same time last year but down on September’s peak.

# jobseekers-allowance - Monday 15 November, 2010

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Monday

15/11/10 839 Views No Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am: the bailout’s on (or maybe it’s not); Sarah Palin’s new reality show airs in the US – and do the unemployed really earn more than the average industrial wage?

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