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Social Welfare

All time
ukrainian refugees
Time-limits on accommodation for Ukrainians will only apply to new arrivals, Tánaiste indicates
Updated 31 Oct 2023
20.4k
ukrainian refugees
Concern that tented accommodation options for Ukrainian refugees are running out ahead of winter
28 Oct 2023
15.8k
Cabinet
Government revisits idea of cutting social welfare supports for Ukrainian refugees
25 Oct 2023
31.6k
Social Welfare
New energy credit and double child benefit payment both to be paid in first week of December
Updated 17 Oct 2023
214k
85
budget 2024
€12 weekly increase to social welfare payments, plus double payment at Christmas and in January
10 Oct 2023
111k
18
Fuel Poverty
Opinion: 'I am one of those trapped in fuel poverty - please don't forget us in the budget'
Anne
9 Oct 2023
13.8k
budget 2024
Social Protection Minister confirms 'across-the-board' welfare increases planned for Budget
8 Oct 2023
31.4k
122
disability payments
'Vile': Leo Varadkar 'Benefits Street' comments condemned in Dáil
Updated 28 Sep 2023
67.8k
176
Jobseekers Allowance
More than €111 million in social welfare overpayments uncovered last year
31 Jul 2023
28.0k
58
FactCheck
Debunked: Ireland does not have a higher rate of Jobseeker's Allowance for migrants
26 Jul 2023
16.1k
budget 2024
Double child benefit 'worked well' last year, says minister as repeat flagged for Budget 2024
17 Jul 2023
25.5k
46
rent a room
Measures to allow social welfare recipients to earn up to €14k a year in rent being extended
22 Mar 2023
28.9k
17
Cost of Living
The government has announced a new cost-of-living package. Here's what's in it
21 Feb 2023
84.1k
77
Cost of Living
€100 child benefit bonus and €200 lump sum social welfare payment under cost-of-living measures
Updated 20 Feb 2023
134k
115
Cost of Living
Upcoming cost-of-living package to contain 'social welfare and pensions' element
12 Feb 2023
57.9k
44
accommodation crisis
Ministers sign off on new €10m International Protection Fund to support community needs
Updated 31 Jan 2023
18.8k
15
Social Welfare
Proposed overhaul of jobseeker's benefit would directly link payment to previous earnings
7 Dec 2022
29.9k
34
Equality
Dr Laura Bambrick: Why pay child benefit to wealthy parents?
Dr Laura Bambrick
7 Nov 2022
28.0k
45
Cabinet
Social welfare supports of €141.4m provided to Ukrainians this year
2 Nov 2022
25.3k
40
budget 2023
Ministers announce payment dates for social protection supports introduced in Budget
Updated 11 Oct 2022
46.7k
21
Welfare
Core welfare payments increasing by €12 and plan for one-off double payments confirmed
Updated 27 Sep 2022
79.1k
34
Cost of Living
'Our citizens need help': Everything you need to know about Budget 2023
Updated 27 Sep 2022
134k
141
Leo Varadkar
'I don't say it lightly': Housing crisis is a breach in the social contract, says Tánaiste
Updated 19 Aug 2022
66.8k
107
Cost of Living
€22.7 million paid out so far this year on emergency social welfare payments
17 Aug 2022
17.0k
13
Age Action
Call for all social welfare payments to be increased by €20 as older people 'turn off heating'
16 Aug 2022
27.9k
58
Jump in emergency welfare payments reflects what's happening on the ground for families, says SVP
14 Aug 2022
18.6k
3
Welfare
Employees who are forced to self-isolate due to monkeypox advised to apply for Illness Benefit
13 Aug 2022
13.2k
6
inflation crisis
17,000 apply for emergency social welfare payments for food, fuel and clothing in July alone
6 Aug 2022
27.8k
8
budget 2023
Help for renters, pension and social welfare increases as 'more room to manoeuvre' in Budget
21 Jun 2022
34.4k
44
Compassion
Carer told to repay social welfare payment after teen son's death calls for system reform
14 Jun 2022
36.1k
52
Social Welfare
Warning over linking unemployment benefits to previous earnings
10 Jun 2022
31.5k
32
budget 2023
Ryan signals need for social welfare and tax changes to get country through 'very difficult period'
2 Jun 2022
29.0k
58
Grant
Treatment Benefit Scheme for dental works, hearing aids and glasses extended by 80,000 people
30 May 2022
30.6k
8
rent a room
Up to €14,000 can be earned in rent by social welfare recipients under newly agreed rules
19 May 2022
52.5k
61
Inflation
Targeted welfare payments would ease cost of living pressure on lower-income workers, experts say
Updated 9 Feb 2022
39.5k
34
Social Protection
Christmas payment will be paid to 1.4 million social welfare recipients next week
1 Dec 2021
43.0k
58
PUP
No plans for rollback of cuts to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment rates
Updated 16 Nov 2021
42.1k
39
Poverty
Opinion: Rising energy costs this winter are now a major concern for low-income households
Issy Petrie
24 Oct 2021
18.5k
31
Welfare
State pension and core social welfare payments to increase by €5 per week
12 Oct 2021
33.6k
26
Fine Gael Think-In
Pension and social welfare payment rises on the cards for next month's Budget
13 Sep 2021
47.0k
59
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