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# jobseekers-allowance - This year 2022

# Social Protection

'Insanity': Criticism as unemployment benefit to be paid at post offices rather than online

Feb 7th 2022, 12:05 AM 118,384 Views 121 Comments

One man said he now has to drive over 55km to a post office in order to collect the payment, which brings his fuel cost to between €45 - €50 a week.
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said that the return to post offices would help to support the network and tackle welfare fraud.
A Social Democrats TD said the idea that people in receipt of social welfare are going to defraud the State "has been debunked on several occasions".

Jobseekers payments to return to post offices following lifting of Covid restrictions

# Heather Humphreys

Jobseekers payments to return to post offices following lifting of Covid restrictions

Jan 26th 2022, 6:08 PM 19,951 Views 18 Comments

The measure will initially apply to new applicants before being extended to other jobseekers over the coming months.

# jobseekers-allowance - Last year 2021

No plans for rollback of cuts to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment rates

# PUP

No plans for rollback of cuts to the Pandemic Unemployment Payment rates

Updated Nov 16th 2021, 7:13 PM 42,003 Views 39 Comments

From today, the €250 PUP rate will reduce to €203 per week.

ICTU: Scrap 'inadequate' unemployment welfare system and link payments to past earnings

# Jobseeker's Benefit

ICTU: Scrap 'inadequate' unemployment welfare system and link payments to past earnings

Nov 15th 2021, 12:05 AM 32,494 Views 22 Comments

ICTU general secretary says higher PUP rate highlight paltry nature of Jobseeker's Benefit, Ian Curran writes.
Calls to move to European-style system, where welfare benefits are based on a percentage of past earnings.
Irish flat-rate system dates back to period before independence.

# Welfare

State pension and core social welfare payments to increase by €5 per week

Oct 12th 2021, 2:48 PM 33,114 Views 26 Comments

This will bring the full State pension to €253.30 per week.
A €5 increase to the Fuel Allowance comes into effect from midnight.
The Living Alone Allowance will also increase by €3 per week.

# jobseekers-allowance - All time

New social welfare scheme promises 'breathing space' for unemployed artists

# Draw The Dole

New social welfare scheme promises 'breathing space' for unemployed artists

Jul 5th 2019, 9:35 PM 27,111 Views 81 Comments

Unemployed artists will be able to receive jobseekers allowance while also focusing on their own work for 12 months.

Woman who committed €31,000 worth of welfare fraud sentenced to community service

# Circuit Criminal Court

Woman who committed €31,000 worth of welfare fraud sentenced to community service

Jun 30th 2017, 8:11 PM 30,026 Views 51 Comments

Patricia Sweeney had forged declaration of unemployment forms in order to carry out the fraud.

'My Jobseeker's Allowance was cut to €40 a week - I can’t afford to go to interviews'

# Youth Unemployment

'My Jobseeker's Allowance was cut to €40 a week - I can’t afford to go to interviews'

Nov 27th 2016, 8:30 PM 14,333 Views 139 Comments

I don’t want a free ride. I want the Department of Social Protection to assist me.

Waiting times for social welfare payments vary from one week to 40 weeks

# Social Protection

Waiting times for social welfare payments vary from one week to 40 weeks

Nov 1st 2016, 6:00 AM 48,598 Views 30 Comments

As of 30 September, the average waiting time to receive a carer’s allowance was about nine months.

'There are lots of jobs available': Leo defends lower jobseekers' payments to young people

# Young And Broke

'There are lots of jobs available': Leo defends lower jobseekers' payments to young people

Oct 11th 2016, 8:35 PM 27,040 Views 83 Comments

Young jobseekers will get an increase of €2.70 to their payment per week next year.

# Factcheck

FactCheck: How do jobseeker's payments here compare to Northern Ireland?

Oct 11th 2016, 8:00 AM 58,876 Views 108 Comments

In the Dáil last week, Leo Varadkar asked TheJournal.ie for a fact check. We accepted that request.

'Completely unacceptable': 21-week wait for carer's allowance claims to be processed

# Social Welfare

'Completely unacceptable': 21-week wait for carer's allowance claims to be processed

May 22nd 2016, 8:30 AM 36,794 Views 36 Comments

The Department of Social Protection said processing times vary for different payments, depending on the qualification criteria.

Under 26 and on the dole? Labour has some good news for you - sort of

# Show Me The Money

Under 26 and on the dole? Labour has some good news for you - sort of

Nov 23rd 2015, 6:00 PM 34,572 Views 76 Comments

Young adults are currently paid a lower rate of jobseeker’s allowance.

Joan denies an unemployed man was told to apply for 200-300 jobs a week

# Didn't Happen

Joan denies an unemployed man was told to apply for 200-300 jobs a week

Nov 23rd 2015, 6:10 AM 21,660 Views 70 Comments

The Tánaiste said it was deemed that the man was ‘not genuinely seeking work’.

Signing off for Christmas work? Your dole will be restored 'immediately' afterwards

# Seasonal Jobs

Signing off for Christmas work? Your dole will be restored 'immediately' afterwards

Nov 7th 2014, 4:19 PM 14,892 Views 67 Comments

Minister Kevin Humphreys is reminding those on Jobseekers payments that seasonal work of up to eight weeks can be taken.

New law would force unemployed to upload CVs to job sites - or have their dole cut

# Employment

New law would force unemployed to upload CVs to job sites - or have their dole cut

Oct 7th 2014, 2:07 PM 15,270 Views 105 Comments

The government has launched its latest Pathways to Work document today.

Social welfare staff are being told to refuse dole payments to 'locked out' Greyhound workers

# Industrial Dispute

Social welfare staff are being told to refuse dole payments to 'locked out' Greyhound workers

Jul 19th 2014, 7:30 AM 20,626 Views 106 Comments

A circular issued to social welfare staff advises them to reject applications for jobseeker’s payments.

Almost 3,000 extra young people were signing on last month

# Live Register

Almost 3,000 extra young people were signing on last month

Jul 2nd 2014, 1:17 PM 10,281 Views 74 Comments

Overall, the number of people on the Live Register decreased by 4,400 in June.

Opinion: Yes, I'm unemployed but that doesn't make me lazy or incompetent

# Looking For Work

Opinion: Yes, I'm unemployed but that doesn't make me lazy or incompetent

Jun 22nd 2014, 12:00 PM 2,214 Views 163 Comments

Somebody told me the other day, quite abruptly, that ‘there are plenty of jobs out there’. Well, I beg to differ.

Appealing a social welfare decision? You could be in for a long wait

# Sit Tight

Appealing a social welfare decision? You could be in for a long wait

Jun 16th 2014, 7:00 AM 8,619 Views 6 Comments

The average processing time of an appeal is six months.

Jobseeker payments expenditure to fall by as much as 20 per cent

# Social Protection

Jobseeker payments expenditure to fall by as much as 20 per cent

Feb 23rd 2014, 7:30 AM 12,809 Views 24 Comments

The spend in 2014 is expected to be close to half of what it was in 2011.

Three Labour senators targeted over dole cut but they'll support measure

# Jobseekers Allowance

Three Labour senators targeted over dole cut but they'll support measure

Nov 2nd 2013, 7:15 AM 6,868 Views 31 Comments

Young people are being urged to lobby three Labour senators to vote against a provision of the Social Welfare and Pensions Bill in the Seanad next week but they will all support the measure.

# Budget 2014

Dáil passes Social Welfare Bill which implements Budget 2014 cuts

Oct 25th 2013, 9:51 PM 10,418 Views 88 Comments

The bill now goes to the Seanad the week after next.

Column: The exploitation of young people has been cemented by this government

# Opinion

Column: The exploitation of young people has been cemented by this government

Oct 17th 2013, 7:15 AM 129 Views 166 Comments

The cut in jobseeker’s allowance for those under 26 won’t nudge young people into “valuable training” in JobBridge or other schemes, it will push them into poverty and emigration, write Andrew Byrne and Dan Hayden.

1,900 "welfare tourists" caught in three years

# Welfare Tourism

1,900 "welfare tourists" caught in three years

Oct 8th 2013, 5:33 PM 28,331 Views 206 Comments

New powers and investigative techniques have led to the apprehension of 101 welfare tourists at airports since last June.

Social welfare payments delayed by one day, affecting 32,700 people

# Error

Social welfare payments delayed by one day, affecting 32,700 people

Jul 16th 2013, 9:14 PM 30,360 Views 139 Comments

The Department of Social Protection has blamed a “once off processing issue” for the delay with some payments today. They will be paid tomorrow.

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

# Euroleaks

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

Jan 11th 2013, 11:25 AM 11,024 Views 133 Comments

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

# Unemployment

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

Jan 4th 2013, 12:13 PM 3,099 Views 24 Comments

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

# Social Welfare

Facial recognition on the way for social welfare claimants

Dec 29th 2012, 7:30 PM 28,255 Views 284 Comments

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

# Budget 2013

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

Dec 4th 2012, 7:15 AM 5,083 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.

# Christmas

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

Nov 19th 2012, 12:27 PM 10,391 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.

# Welfare

Oireachtas committee considers access to welfare for self-employed

Oct 3rd 2012, 1:19 PM 5,913 Views 38 Comments

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