# Department of Social Protection
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Last month
March 2024
Pension reform
'Talked about for decades': Ireland's auto-enrolment pension scheme finally gets the green light
Updated
27 Mar
44.9k
100
too poor to die
Families are going into debt to cover funerals costs, then struggling to pay for essentials
16 Mar
15.6k
36
disability rights
Politicians and activists rally against 'ableist' government proposals on disability allowance
12 Mar
9.5k
27
This year
2024
pandemic payments
Letters on money owed to be issued to those who received PUP while working
18 Jan
49.0k
44
Last year
2023
Cost of Living
Three lump sum payments announced in Budget 2024 to be paid this week
20 Nov 2023
55.2k
76
Pension reform
Taoiseach confirms that the state pension will increase in the next Budget
23 May 2023
29.1k
32
CSO
Ireland's level of unemployment has reached its lowest point in more than 20 years
5 May 2023
17.5k
53
Civil Register System
Births and deaths set to be registered online for the first time
2 May 2023
7.5k
3
Cost of Living
€200 cost-of-living payment to be given to 1.3 million people this week
25 Apr 2023
41.9k
44
All time
Jobseekers
Government woos 1,200 Spaniards for 'hard-to-fill' jobs but housing problems glossed over
29 Nov 2022
52.3k
57
Foster parents
Fostering allowance becoming insufficient amid cost-of-living crisis, say carers
6 Aug 2022
20.4k
9
Disability Allowance
Mother receives letter seeking repayment of disability allowance claimed after her son died
11 Jun 2022
69.1k
36
Data Protection
Alleged excessive data gathering by Department of Social Protection being examined
4 May 2022
42.1k
22
Explainer
The government's launched a plan to auto-enrol workers for pensions - here's how it will work
29 Mar 2022
18.9k
15
Social Protection
'Insanity': Criticism as unemployment benefit to be paid at post offices rather than online
7 Feb 2022
121k
121
Department of Social Protection
Extra resources promised to clear backlog of nearly 5,000 PPS number applications
28 Jan 2022
20.4k
13
income support
First cuts to Pandemic Unemployment Payment rates take effect from today
7 Sep 2021
44.9k
19
spend spend spend
Government spent €30.6 billion on social welfare payments in 2020, up 46% from 2019
9 Aug 2021
17.3k
38
PUP
Returning workers face being overtaxed unless they cancel their Pandemic Unemployment Payment
15 Jul 2021
23.2k
8
Welfare
Child benefit instalment unpaid for older teenagers due to delay with forms
7 Jul 2021
27.3k
3
PUP
Today is the last day people can sign up for the Pandemic Unemployment Payment
7 Jul 2021
12.3k
13
scammers
People reminded to hang up scam calls and not engage as reports continue
25 Jun 2021
39.7k
34
school dinners
School meals programme to be extended this summer due to impact of Covid-19 pandemic
21 Jun 2021
12.0k
17
PUP
Number of people receiving PUP dips below 300,000 for the first time this year
9 Jun 2021
8.1k
5
Watch Out
Department of Social Protection warns of phone scam using what appears to be its helpline number
11 Apr 2021
26.9k
7
Social Protection
'Sophisticated' scam involves people receiving phone calls from bogus department official
Updated
8 Apr 2021
78.3k
22
Phishing scam
Second man arrested in relation to Pandemic Unemployment Payment fraud scheme
9 Mar 2021
31.7k
5
Covid-19
PUP claimants reach 335,600 people as ministers promise payments won't change during Level 5
Updated
5 Jan 2021
51.7k
57
warning
Department of Social Protection and An Post issue warnings over scam text messages
Updated
28 Aug 2020
37.8k
1
july stimulus
What's in it for me? — Everything you need to know about the government's July stimulus package
23 Jul 2020
59.3k
37
Welfare
Minister signals change to pandemic unemployment payment on the way
Updated
13 Jul 2020
100k
55
FACTCHECK
Debunked: No, the government hasn't issued a €350 payment to everyone in the country
12 May 2020
21.6k
30