# Social Protection
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Last month
April 2024
Pension reform
Politicians urged to 'get the bill done' ahead of Dáil debate on auto-enrolment pension scheme
16 Apr
5.4k
9
This year
2024
Social Protection
Mother of child with serious medical conditions has care allowance refusal quashed at High Court
19 Mar
47.7k
Heather Humphreys
Social Protection Minister publishes Bill reforming child maintenance to benefit lone parents
25 Jan
11.8k
44
lone parents
'Landmark' reforms to child maintenance system to benefit over 16,000 single parents
18 Jan
19.3k
39
Last year
2023
Cabinet
Sliding scale of jobseekers payment approved with PRSI hikes on the cards
Updated
21 Nov 2023
29.0k
Social Protection
Government plans to extend child benefit to over-18s still in school as part of Budget
Updated
15 Sep 2023
58.2k
40
Cost of Living
650,000 families to receive an additional €100 per child in benefit payments today
6 Jun 2023
13.9k
24
budget 2024
Budget 2024 will include social welfare payment increases, says minister
24 May 2023
27.9k
39
Jobseeker's Benefit
Unemployed who worked 5 years or more before losing job to get €450 per week under Govt plan
10 Feb 2023
56.8k
48
rising costs
Minister indicates targeted and universal cost-of-living measures on the cards as talks intensify
10 Feb 2023
8.5k
9
All time
Social Welfare
Proposed overhaul of jobseeker's benefit would directly link payment to previous earnings
7 Dec 2022
29.9k
35
budget 2023
Ministers announce payment dates for social protection supports introduced in Budget
Updated
11 Oct 2022
46.5k
21
Cost of Living
Some applicants waiting up to 8 weeks for emergency welfare payment
3 Sep 2022
40.9k
71
Cost of Living
Govt won't be dropping motorway tolls as part of its plan to tackle the cost-of-living surge
10 Jun 2022
22.0k
49
Retirement
Proposals on possible pension age increase to go to Govt before summer recess, says minister
8 Jun 2022
36.3k
50
wig grant
Thousands of people with alopecia can benefit from €500 grant to buy wig
25 May 2022
16.5k
9
rent a room
Up to €14,000 can be earned in rent by social welfare recipients under newly agreed rules
19 May 2022
51.9k
61
Social Protection
'Insanity': Criticism as unemployment benefit to be paid at post offices rather than online
7 Feb 2022
121k
121
Pension
Government to keep 'open mind' on committee recommendation to maintain state pension at age 66
Updated
2 Feb 2022
36.1k
42
Heather Humphreys
Jobseekers payments to return to post offices following lifting of Covid restrictions
26 Jan 2022
20.0k
18
Social Protection
Christmas payment will be paid to 1.4 million social welfare recipients next week
1 Dec 2021
42.8k
57
Social Welfare
New unemployment payment linked to past working history pushed out to 2023
12 Jul 2021
38.4k
20
Social Protection
Gardaí in Cork arrest and charge man for alleged PUP and social welfare fraud
13 May 2021
61.0k
Social Protection
'Sophisticated' scam involves people receiving phone calls from bogus department official
Updated
8 Apr 2021
78.3k
22
covid payment
Almost half a million people to receive Pandemic Unemployment Payment tomorrow
25 Jan 2021
21.5k
36
Social Protection
Social welfare rights for UK citizens in Ireland and vice versa officially unaffected despite Brexit
1 Jan 2021
37.4k
45
Social Protection
Over 1.6 million to get Christmas Bonus this week, as those receiving Covid PUP drops slightly
7 Dec 2020
36.1k
56
money owed
Pandemic Unemployment Payment arrears to be paid to 286,000 recipients today
1 Dec 2020
25.5k
22
Social Protection
Heather Humphreys: 'If you're permanently unemployed, then you should be looking for work'
27 Jul 2020
48.3k
76
Unemployment
Over a million people in Ireland receiving some sort of State income support
20 Apr 2020
12.0k
16
Coronavirus
Regina Doherty defends pandemic payment but admits system isn't 'perfect'
3 Apr 2020
35.9k
108
exchequer statement
Tax revenues last month almost €1 billion lower than March last year
2 Apr 2020
23.1k
118
Support
There have been 58,000 applications for the Covid-19 unemployment payment
Updated
19 Mar 2020
47.2k
59
Controversy
Department boss says he's 'satisfied' the Public Services Card rollout is value for money
7 Nov 2019
10.9k
24
state pension
54% of women who had State pensions reviewed after 'cruel' 2012 changes will get more money
3 Nov 2019
52.5k
16