# Social Protection
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budget 2020
Here's what Budget 2020 means for people receiving social welfare payments
9 Oct 2019
90.0k
88
Jobseekers
JobPath scheme extended by one year to help with 'labour uncertainty' from Brexit
25 Sep 2019
24.7k
44
Social Welfare
Regina Doherty 'can't guarantee' pension increases in Budget 2020 because of Brexit
5 Jul 2019
15.7k
72
Jobseekers
Over 200,000 people have been through JobPath, but only 11,000 have held down jobs for over a year
20 Feb 2019
23.6k
37
Social Welfare
Committee told man on JobPath scheme had his CV amended against his wishes to conceal his ethnicity
17 Jan 2019
39.2k
29
Parenting
Same-sex couples will be able to use ‘parent’ on birth certificates under new law
11 Jan 2019
18.8k
105
insecure work
New laws banning zero hour contracts 'in most circumstances' to be in place in March
12 Dec 2018
21.6k
40
Social Protection
'Unacceptable': Minister told Illness Benefit delays means some people have no money to buy food
18 Oct 2018
16.2k
24
Social Protection
Efforts being made to resolve illness benefit payment delays, says minister
17 Oct 2018
15.5k
15
chilling effect
Department's decision to monitor social media sparks criticism from advocacy groups
Updated
27 Aug 2018
27.5k
70
budget 2019
Minister promises to take 'significant' action in the next Budget to pull thousands of children out of poverty
21 Jul 2018
16.9k
65
Social Protection
Government providing €49.5 million for school clothing scheme, up €2.1 million on last year
25 Jun 2018
7.0k
24
telephone allowance
Some pensioners to begin getting €130 a year phone bill allowance to prevent 'social isolation'
6 Jun 2018
18.7k
34
Childcare Costs
Social Protection Minister rules out means testing child benefit payment
5 Jun 2018
15.6k
151
Voices
Play golf on paternity leave? You're lucky to have time to breathe
Cianan Brennan
7 Apr 2018
1.3k
23
battle of wills
'They knew I wasn't going to go away' - State in second climbdown as adopted man finally receives PSC eight months later
2 Apr 2018
40.4k
64
beast from the east
Extra week of fuel allowance to be paid this week to over 368,000 households after cold weather
12 Mar 2018
19.5k
48
stay warm
Government will offer an extra week of fuel allowance during the cold snap
28 Feb 2018
26.9k
64
feature creep
You're going to need a PSC to get any kind of driving licence or learner permit from April
20 Feb 2018
92.3k
240
grave concerns
'We are trying to sound the alarm' - committee hears Public Services Card is a legal ticking time bomb
8 Feb 2018
61.2k
145
PSC
"It is the worst form of humiliation" - Woman denied Public Services Card due to adopted status
21 Jan 2018
61.1k
111
Social Protection
County breakdown: Government paid out over €4 million to help cover costs of funerals
26 Dec 2017
14.6k
47
Mistake
Department of Social Protection admits wording of welfare cheats campaign was a mistake
7 Dec 2017
34.2k
97
High Court
Pensioner says she fears she'll be homeless at Christmas after social welfare payments suspended
4 Dec 2017
34.8k
fighting words
'I found myself shouting at the radio': War of words between Doherty and O'Dea on pension motion
18 Oct 2017
24.0k
107
FACTCHECK
FactFind: How does Ireland's jobseeker's benefit compare to the rest of the EU?
4 Oct 2017
62.1k
118
wherefore art thou
It's his baby, so where on earth is Paschal Donohoe on the PSC?
3 Sep 2017
21.5k
102
Social Protection
State pension bump of €5 being considered ahead of Budget 2018
27 Aug 2017
20.0k
84
this is new
People can now get the fuel allowance in two lump sums (rather than every week)
21 Jul 2017
36.0k
88
Big Brother
Pretty soon you're going to need this card to do a whole load of important things in Ireland - but why?
15 Jul 2017
149k
168
helping hand
Parents urged to apply for increased Back to School Clothing allowance
3 Jul 2017
27.3k
61
On the rise
An extra 1,500 social welfare fraud cases have been reported since start of 'Cheats' campaign
24 Jun 2017
19.1k
103
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: Did the government really save €500 million due to reported welfare fraud last year?
18 Jun 2017
54.8k
75