# Social Welfare
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Voices
Opinion: I never knew how easy it was to become homeless in Ireland until now
Anonymous
2 Feb 2015
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kids and money
Some Leaving Cert students don't get Child Benefit - because of their age
29 Jan 2015
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Employment
People from which country got the most PPS numbers in Ireland last year?
27 Jan 2015
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Voices
'Dear Joan: Today, I sat in a dole office and cried to a complete stranger through a glass partition'
Anonymous
9 Jan 2015
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Social Welfare
'If there were no carers, the cost to the government would bring the system down'
26 Nov 2014
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exceptional needs payments
Government funds to pay for funerals halved since 2011
25 Nov 2014
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single parent
Woman awarded €5,000 for not being allowed to do JobBridge internship
17 Nov 2014
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Castlebar
68-year-old man arrested in Mayo over substantial social welfare fraud
15 Oct 2014
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Every Little Helps
People on the dole will get a Christmas present from the government this year
14 Oct 2014
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Criminal Assets Bureau
Here's how much money was seized from criminals last year
8 Oct 2014
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Christmas Bonus
Pensioners are now having to 'choose between food and fuel and medication'
8 Oct 2014
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Unemployment
JobBridge is 'absolutely not' used by employers to get cheap labour
6 Aug 2014
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Good Morning
The 9 at 9
It’s the start of your four-day week – and here’s everything you need to know as you start your day.
5 Aug 2014
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Industrial Dispute
Social welfare staff are being told to refuse dole payments to 'locked out' Greyhound workers
19 Jul 2014
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Jobseekers
'No evidence' that disproportionately high number of migrants receive social welfare
17 Jul 2014
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Social Welfare
What counties have the highest number of people on rent allowance?
6 Jul 2014
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Social Protection
The number of people receiving a carer's allowance has increased by 40%
15 Jun 2014
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in limbo
Immigrant council demands rights for stateless to work and access social services
28 May 2014
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