# Social Welfare
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Social Protection
Waiting times for social welfare payments vary from one week to 40 weeks
1 Nov 2016
49.4k
30
extra money
Varadkar confirms details around this year's welfare Christmas bonus
20 Oct 2016
27.5k
73
young and broke
'There are lots of jobs available': Leo defends lower jobseekers' payments to young people
11 Oct 2016
27.1k
83
Unemployment
Live Register: The number of people signing on has fallen below 300,000
1 Sep 2016
13.4k
70
Terenure
Woman who fraudulently claimed €100,000 in sister's benefits caught out by her ringing phone
7 Jun 2016
64.9k
Social Welfare
'Completely unacceptable': 21-week wait for carer's allowance claims to be processed
22 May 2016
37.1k
36
Assaults
Social welfare office workers suffer punches and have chairs thrown at them
23 Apr 2016
27.3k
83
fraud and error
Joan's department recovered €83m in social welfare overpayments last year
22 Apr 2016
21.2k
103
Voices
'I never thought I would be unemployed aged 53. I feel I have to beg for social welfare'
Anonymous Man Profile Yellow Hoodie
28 Mar 2016
4.8k
111
sleeping rough
Landlord says barriers at social welfare building were not targeted at the homeless
28 Jan 2016
24.5k
59
Unemployment
There has been another drop in the number of people on the live register
7 Jan 2016
14.5k
112
Slabs of drink
David Norris says people on social welfare shouldn't be allowed to buy drink
11 Dec 2015
42.0k
310
Voices
How we could abolish all welfare and introduce a basic income for everyone
Anne B Ryan
5 Dec 2015
703
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Show Me The Money
Under 26 and on the dole? Labour has some good news for you - sort of
23 Nov 2015
34.6k
76
Didn't happen
Joan denies an unemployed man was told to apply for 200-300 jobs a week
23 Nov 2015
21.7k
70
Big Willie's Style
Willie O'Dea told us about his radical plan to abolish all social welfare
18 Nov 2015
27.2k
67
Looking for Work
Educated, broke and fed up: how Ireland's unemployed are struggling to get by
18 Oct 2015
37.2k
88
promises
People on the dole to see 50% increase in their Christmas bonus this year
14 Sep 2015
40.2k
143
benefits of the doubt
French woman gets €200/week disability allowance for controversial 'gadget allergy'
26 Aug 2015
21.3k
15
The Daily Poll
Poll: Do you think gardaí should be used to interview social welfare claimants?
21 Aug 2015
25.0k
188
cash back please
Overpaid in social welfare payments? The government will seek you out
21 Jul 2015
33.5k
29
Red Tape
Partner of murdered man asked to produce news clipping to prove his death
16 Jul 2015
19.7k
37
No need for it
Fine Gael TD hits out at people 'stacking up their trolleys with drink'
3 Jul 2015
43.4k
259
flipping the bird
Mary Lou says Joan Burton is 'giving two fingers' to the public
25 Jun 2015
20.0k
83
parliamentary language
Joan slams social welfare fraudsters for 'giving two fingers to their neighbours'
24 Jun 2015
25.8k
137
unemployed help
Young man takes on social welfare for 'age discrimination' over reduced dole
24 Apr 2015
72.1k
167
willie o'dole
TDs experience what it's like to struggle to make ends meet on social welfare
17 Apr 2015
27.8k
153
no change
Disappointment at "unusual" news that rent supplement limits won't be increased
27 Mar 2015
12.8k
61