# Social Protection
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Last week
17th March 2024 - 23rd March 2024
Social Protection
Mother of child with serious medical conditions has care allowance refusal quashed at High Court
47.5k
Mar 19th 2024, 5:23 PM
This year
2024
Heather Humphreys
Social Protection Minister publishes Bill reforming child maintenance to benefit lone parents
44
11.8k
Jan 25th 2024, 6:30 AM
lone parents
'Landmark' reforms to child maintenance system to benefit over 16,000 single parents
39
19.2k
Jan 18th 2024, 7:13 AM
Last year
2023
Cabinet
Sliding scale of jobseekers payment approved with PRSI hikes on the cards
28.9k
Updated
Nov 21st 2023, 7:40 PM
Social Protection
Government plans to extend child benefit to over-18s still in school as part of Budget
40
57.9k
Updated
Sep 15th 2023, 3:37 PM
Cost of Living
650,000 families to receive an additional €100 per child in benefit payments today
24
13.9k
Jun 6th 2023, 8:51 AM
budget 2024
Budget 2024 will include social welfare payment increases, says minister
39
27.9k
May 24th 2023, 6:21 PM
Jobseeker's Benefit
Unemployed who worked 5 years or more before losing job to get €450 per week under Govt plan
48
56.8k
Feb 10th 2023, 4:46 PM
rising costs
Minister indicates targeted and universal cost-of-living measures on the cards as talks intensify
9
8.5k
Feb 10th 2023, 1:13 PM
All time
Social Welfare
Proposed overhaul of jobseeker's benefit would directly link payment to previous earnings
34
29.9k
Dec 7th 2022, 3:44 PM
Cabinet
Social welfare supports of €141.4m provided to Ukrainians this year
40
25.2k
Nov 2nd 2022, 6:13 PM
budget 2023
Ministers announce payment dates for social protection supports introduced in Budget
21
46.5k
Updated
Oct 11th 2022, 11:00 AM
Cost of Living
Some applicants waiting up to 8 weeks for emergency welfare payment
71
40.9k
Sep 3rd 2022, 12:05 AM
Cost of Living
Govt won't be dropping motorway tolls as part of its plan to tackle the cost-of-living surge
49
22.0k
Jun 10th 2022, 12:05 AM
Retirement
Proposals on possible pension age increase to go to Govt before summer recess, says minister
50
36.3k
Jun 8th 2022, 2:47 PM
wig grant
Thousands of people with alopecia can benefit from €500 grant to buy wig
9
16.5k
May 25th 2022, 2:55 PM
rent a room
Up to €14,000 can be earned in rent by social welfare recipients under newly agreed rules
61
51.8k
May 19th 2022, 3:23 PM
Social Protection
'Insanity': Criticism as unemployment benefit to be paid at post offices rather than online
121
121k
Feb 7th 2022, 12:05 AM
Pension
Government to keep 'open mind' on committee recommendation to maintain state pension at age 66
41
36.1k
Updated
Feb 2nd 2022, 9:07 PM
Heather Humphreys
Jobseekers payments to return to post offices following lifting of Covid restrictions
18
20.0k
Jan 26th 2022, 6:08 PM
Social Protection
Christmas payment will be paid to 1.4 million social welfare recipients next week
57
42.8k
Dec 1st 2021, 10:18 AM
Social Welfare
New unemployment payment linked to past working history pushed out to 2023
20
38.4k
Jul 12th 2021, 4:31 PM
Social Protection
Gardaí in Cork arrest and charge man for alleged PUP and social welfare fraud
61.0k
May 13th 2021, 6:02 PM
Work
Number of PUP recipients falls below 400,000 for the first time this year
22
10.4k
May 4th 2021, 4:13 PM
Social Protection
'Sophisticated' scam involves people receiving phone calls from bogus department official
22
78.3k
Updated
Apr 8th 2021, 12:45 PM
PUP
480,000 workers to receive Pandemic Unemployment Payment tomorrow
17
20.8k
Feb 1st 2021, 10:26 PM
covid payment
Almost half a million people to receive Pandemic Unemployment Payment tomorrow
36
21.5k
Jan 25th 2021, 3:29 PM
Social Protection
Social welfare rights for UK citizens in Ireland and vice versa officially unaffected despite Brexit
45
37.4k
Jan 1st 2021, 1:44 PM
Social Protection
Over 1.6 million to get Christmas Bonus this week, as those receiving Covid PUP drops slightly
56
36.1k
Dec 7th 2020, 9:45 PM
money owed
Pandemic Unemployment Payment arrears to be paid to 286,000 recipients today
22
25.5k
Dec 1st 2020, 12:43 PM
Social Protection
Heather Humphreys: 'If you're permanently unemployed, then you should be looking for work'
76
48.3k
Jul 27th 2020, 2:11 PM
Unemployment
Over a million people in Ireland receiving some sort of State income support
16
12.0k
Apr 20th 2020, 2:20 PM
Coronavirus
Regina Doherty defends pandemic payment but admits system isn't 'perfect'
108
35.9k
Apr 3rd 2020, 11:10 AM
exchequer statement
Tax revenues last month almost €1 billion lower than March last year
118
23.1k
Apr 2nd 2020, 3:06 PM
Support
There have been 58,000 applications for the Covid-19 unemployment payment
59
47.2k
Updated
Mar 19th 2020, 9:40 PM
Coronavirus
Here are workers' entitlements if they are affected by Covid-19
41
81.5k
Mar 2nd 2020, 9:23 PM
Controversy
Department boss says he's 'satisfied' the Public Services Card rollout is value for money
24
10.9k
Nov 7th 2019, 8:37 AM
state pension
54% of women who had State pensions reviewed after 'cruel' 2012 changes will get more money
16
52.5k
Nov 3rd 2019, 7:30 AM
jobspath macht frei
'Jobpath Macht Frei': Condemnation after 'extremely offensive' sign placed at Cork Welfare office
63
48.2k
Oct 17th 2019, 9:19 PM