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Social Protection
'Cruel' State pension changes are still affecting thousands
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52.4k
Jul 10th 2019, 6:19 PM
Social Welfare
Regina Doherty 'can't guarantee' pension increases in Budget 2020 because of Brexit
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15.7k
Jul 5th 2019, 11:47 AM
Jobseekers
Over 200,000 people have been through JobPath, but only 11,000 have held down jobs for over a year
37
23.6k
Feb 20th 2019, 6:01 AM
Social Welfare
Committee told man on JobPath scheme had his CV amended against his wishes to conceal his ethnicity
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39.2k
Jan 17th 2019, 12:15 PM
Parenting
Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law
105
18.8k
Jan 11th 2019, 11:06 AM
insecure work
New laws banning zero hour contracts 'in most circumstances' to be in place in March
40
21.6k
Dec 12th 2018, 10:38 PM
Illness Benefit
Illness Benefit payments back to normal levels, says minister
34
18.0k
Nov 6th 2018, 6:34 PM
Social Protection
'Unacceptable': Minister told Illness Benefit delays means some people have no money to buy food
24
16.2k
Oct 18th 2018, 3:06 PM
Social Protection
Efforts being made to resolve illness benefit payment delays, says minister
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15.4k
Oct 17th 2018, 3:05 PM
chilling effect
Department's decision to monitor social media sparks criticism from advocacy groups
67
27.5k
Updated
Aug 27th 2018, 10:00 PM
budget 2019
Minister promises to take 'significant' action in the next Budget to pull thousands of children out of poverty
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16.9k
Jul 21st 2018, 7:30 AM
Social Protection
Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year
24
7.0k
Jun 25th 2018, 6:05 AM
telephone allowance
Some pensioners to begin getting €130 a year phone bill allowance to prevent 'social isolation'
34
18.7k
Jun 6th 2018, 6:10 AM
Childcare Costs
Social Protection Minister rules out means testing child benefit payment
153
15.6k
Jun 5th 2018, 11:55 AM
Voices
Play golf on paternity leave? You're lucky to have time to breathe
23
1.3k
Apr 7th 2018, 8:15 AM
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
64
40.4k
Apr 2nd 2018, 12:05 AM
beast from the east
Extra week of fuel allowance to be paid this week to over 368,000 households after cold weather
48
19.5k
Mar 12th 2018, 9:22 PM
stay warm
Government will offer an extra week of fuel allowance during the cold snap
64
26.9k
Feb 28th 2018, 9:52 AM
feature creep
You're going to need a PSC to get any kind of driving licence or learner permit from April
240
92.3k
Feb 20th 2018, 10:31 AM
grave concerns
'We are trying to sound the alarm' - committee hears Public Services Card is a legal ticking time bomb
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61.2k
Feb 8th 2018, 1:34 PM
poverty line
Almost one in six Irish households is jobless
140
34.7k
Feb 3rd 2018, 6:14 PM
PSC
"It is the worst form of humiliation" - Woman denied Public Services Card due to adopted status
111
61.1k
Jan 21st 2018, 12:05 AM
technical glitch
3,000 delayed fuel allowance payments to be received next week
6
10.5k
Jan 5th 2018, 4:10 PM
Social Protection
County breakdown: Government paid out over €4 million to help cover costs of funerals
47
14.6k
Dec 26th 2017, 7:30 AM
Mistake
Department of Social Protection admits wording of welfare cheats campaign was a mistake
97
34.2k
Dec 7th 2017, 8:09 PM
High Court
Pensioner says she fears she'll be homeless at Christmas after social welfare payments suspended
34.8k
Dec 4th 2017, 5:30 PM
fighting words
'I found myself shouting at the radio': War of words between Doherty and O'Dea on pension motion
107
24.0k
Oct 18th 2017, 10:30 AM
Jobseekers
Bring JobPath fraud claims to me and I'll investigate, says minister
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20.4k
Oct 7th 2017, 7:30 AM
FACTCHECK
FactFind: How does Ireland's jobseeker's benefit compare to the rest of the EU?
118
62.1k
Oct 4th 2017, 10:00 PM
Overpayments
Six people were wrongly paid over €200,000 in social welfare
106
39.7k
Sep 29th 2017, 7:42 PM
wherefore art thou
It's his baby, so where on earth is Paschal Donohoe on the PSC?
102
21.5k
Sep 3rd 2017, 9:00 PM
Social Protection
State pension bump of €5 being considered ahead of Budget 2018
83
20.0k
Aug 27th 2017, 2:26 PM
this is new
People can now get the fuel allowance in two lump sums (rather than every week)
88
36.0k
Jul 21st 2017, 3:04 PM
Big Brother
Pretty soon you're going to need this card to do a whole load of important things in Ireland - but why?
157
149k
Jul 15th 2017, 12:05 AM
helping hand
Parents urged to apply for increased Back to School Clothing allowance
61
27.3k
Jul 3rd 2017, 7:36 AM
On the rise
An extra 1,500 social welfare fraud cases have been reported since start of 'Cheats' campaign
103
19.1k
Jun 24th 2017, 3:19 PM
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Did the government really save €500 million due to reported welfare fraud last year?
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54.7k
Jun 18th 2017, 12:05 AM
Social Protection
Good news for parents: Back to school allowance is going up by 25%
56
43.2k
Jun 14th 2017, 6:25 AM
Profile
From poisoned chalice to top of the table, is Leo Varadkar now destined to be Taoiseach?
101
32.7k
Jun 2nd 2017, 9:10 PM
carry the one
Leo's department said there was only one identity fraud case this year but there's actually been 11
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22.6k
May 31st 2017, 2:35 PM
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