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# Illness Benefit

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# Coronavirus
Minister reminds affected workers in Kildare, Laois and Offaly to avail of PUP and illness benefit
Heather Humphreys emphasised the income supports available to people impacted by regional restrictions.
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Aug 10th 2020, 2:10 PM
# Coronavirus
Recipients of Covid-19 illness benefit who were underpaid will get arrears this week
The department said the benefit was paid at the original rate “pending the system being built to apply the increased rate”.
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Apr 8th 2020, 3:15 PM
# Illness Benefit
Illness Benefit payments back to normal levels, says minister
People began to complain of delays in payments back in August.
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Nov 6th 2018, 6:34 PM
# Illness Benefit
'We haven't crowned ourselves in glory': Apology to 5,000 people still waiting on Illness Benefit
People began to complain of delays in Illness Benefit payments back in August.
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Nov 2nd 2018, 2:58 PM
# Social Protection
'Unacceptable': Minister told Illness Benefit delays means some people have no money to buy food
Howlin said calls to the Social Protection helpline have been going unanswered.
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Oct 18th 2018, 3:06 PM
# Illness Benefit
'Disgraceful way to treat any human being': Families forced to dip into Christmas funds as delays in Illness Benefit continue
Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said discussions are ongoing in relation to the rollout of the new software systems causing the delays.
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Oct 18th 2018, 6:10 AM
# Social Protection
Efforts being made to resolve illness benefit payment delays, says minister
TDs said constituents have been in touch about the delay or cessation of customer payments since the new system kicked in.
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Oct 17th 2018, 3:05 PM
# Bad Form
GPs accuse Dept of 'using vulnerable patients as fodder' in row over illness benefit forms
The Department of Social Protection has accused GPs of delaying the payouts of illness benefits.
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Aug 28th 2018, 6:14 PM
# Social Welfare
People are waiting weeks for illness benefits due to an issue between GPs and Department
Many people have said that neither their GP or the Department informed them of the changeover in the forms required when claiming their benefit.
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Aug 28th 2018, 6:01 AM
# Social Welfare
Over 141,000 social welfare applications rejected in 2013
Figures from the Department of Social Protection revealed more than 23,000 appeals were lodged in the first ten months of this year.
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Dec 21st 2013, 7:45 AM
# Sick Pay
Burton looks to play down tensions over sick pay reform
The social protection minister says a dispute about reforms to sick pay is not about her or any other minister.
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Jun 18th 2012, 9:19 AM
# sick days
Government paid out €1billion on sick days last year
Irish workers claimed for 26 million days off in 2010, according to new figures.
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Oct 8th 2011, 12:32 PM