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Welfare Payments

# welfare-payments - Friday 30 November, 2012

Budget 2013: Children’s groups hit out at likely €10 cut to child benefit

Various reports indicate that child benefit will be cut from €140 to €130 per child in next week’s Budget.

# welfare-payments - Monday 1 October, 2012

Report recommends child benefit be cut to about €100 per month

A so-called “two tier” child benefit system, recommended by an advisory group to the Social Protection Minister, would see child benefit payments cut to about €100 per month.

# welfare-payments - Monday 18 July, 2011

Lifestyle Choice This post contains a poll

Joan Burton criticised over welfare ‘lifestyle choice’ comments

Sinn Féin described the Minister’s comments as “galling” – saying that the government had failed to create jobs for the unemployed.

# welfare-payments - Sunday 24 April, 2011

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Is it right to cut benefits for those who refuse work or training?

Joan Burton has proposed that dole claimants have their payments docked if they refuse training or offers of work but is it right to do this?