# Department of Social Protection
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Social Welfare
What counties have the highest number of people on rent allowance?
6 Jul 2014
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Welfare
A TD used a Dáil question to ask if a water meter protester would have their dole cut
28 Jun 2014
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JobBridge
Joan Burton's department has refused to name most of the companies who use JobBridge
22 Jun 2014
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Jobseekers
Taoiseach warns of risk of 'welfare dependency' despite falling unemployment
30 Apr 2014
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fraudsters
FLAC says new welfare strategy should target department errors - not just fraud
24 Apr 2014
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flood relief
Here's how much the government has paid out to homes affected by flooding
18 Apr 2014
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Social Protection
Department carried out one million reviews of social welfare recipients last year
10 Apr 2014
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who are you
Most of 500,000 identity cards in Ireland issued to social welfare claimants
3 Mar 2014
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Youth guarantee
Under-25s who fail to accept some JobBridge internships could face dole cut
28 Jan 2014
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named
Munster Express was handed two-month JobBridge ban after complaint from intern
28 Jan 2014
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Pensions
€24.5m yielded by Revenue in compliance campaign for those with two pensions
30 Dec 2013
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Welfare Payments
An Post wins new contract to keep delivering social welfare payments
23 Dec 2013
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Social Protection
Ireland spends less of its social protection budget on old age benefit than anywhere in EU
21 Nov 2013
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Social Welfare
Questions raised over lack of records for Emergency Needs Payments
27 Oct 2013
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Property Tax
Administrative issues stop some welfare recipients paying property tax
24 Oct 2013
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Emigration
Social Protection dept sends letters to Irish unemployed about jobs... in the UK
5 Oct 2013
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Social Welfare
Welfare paid out nearly €100 million in incorrect payments last year
30 Sep 2013
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Unemployment
'Restrictive' criteria denying jobseekers access to support schemes
31 Aug 2013
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Child Benefit
Replacing child benefit with school attendance payment 'would save €100m'
23 Aug 2013
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Jobs abroad
Nearly 1,000 jobs outside of Ireland advertised on government website
4 Jul 2013
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Emigration
A government website is advertising excavation work for jobseekers... in Iraq
2 Jul 2013
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Internships
Open thread: How do you feel about low-paying or unpaid internships?
17 Jun 2013
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