Department issues warning about text message scam The Department of Social Protection has issued a warning about scam text messages purporting to be from the Revenue Commissioners. Business • 25 Jan
PUP numbers jump by over 15% in the last week Some 460,000 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment this week - an increase of over 15% in the last seven days, according to the ... Business • 18 Jan
Those unable to work due to childcare eligible for PUP The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that workers who cannot attend work due to a lack of childcare during the current Level 5 restrictions ... Business • 12 Jan
20% increase in number of people getting PUP 335,600 people will receive the Pandemic Unemployment Payment today, an increase of almost 58,000 or over 20% since 22 December, according to the latest figures ... Business • 05 Jan
Reciprocal welfare continues for Irish and UK citizens Social security rights and entitlements enjoyed by Irish and British citizens under the Common Travel Area (CTA) will continue uninterrupted from today, the Minister for ... Business • 01 Jan
PUP earnings threshold increased for self-employed Self-employed people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) will be able to earn €960 over eight weeks while also retaining their full entitlement ... Business • 09 Dec 20
1.6m people to receive Christmas bonus this week 1.6 million people who are receiving long-term weekly welfare payments will receive their Christmas bonus this week. Business • 08 Dec 20
286,000 PUP recipients to receive arrears payments Social welfare recipients are set to receive additional payments totalling half a billion euro over the next fortnight in Christmas bonus and Pandemic Unemployment Payment ... Coronavirus • 01 Dec 20
Dept of Social Protection warns of sophisticated scam The Department of Social Protection is warning the public to be aware of sophisticated phishing scams, that sees people receiving text messages with links to ... Business • 28 Aug 20
Numbers on PUP down by more than half from May peak There has been a further reduction in the numbers receiving the Pandemic Unemployment Payment, the latest figures show today. Business • 27 Jul 20
Counting the economic cost of Covid-19 The RTÉ Investigates documentaries broadcast this week vividly brought home the human cost of the Covid-19 pandemic. With perhaps slightly less emotional drama, the Central ... Business • 04 Jul 20
Newsagents' body reports bogus claims for Covid payment The body representing convenience stores and newsagents has criticised the Government's Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Support Scheme, after it reported 25 allegedly bogus claims to the ... Coronavirus • 15 Apr 20
283,000 more people apply for Covid-19 income payment The Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection has said that by close of business on Friday, another 283,000 people had applied for the Covid-19 ... Business • 30 Mar 20
Man seeks damages after address given to investigator A damages claim by a man whose address was given to a private detective hired by solicitors acting for AIB bank by an official at ... Courts • 19 Nov 19
€1.5m in social welfare overpayments written-off The Citizens Information Service has revealed that in the past 18 months, it has helped 87 clients to persuade the Department of Social Protection to ... Ireland • 30 Jul 19
Study shows difficulty getting professional home care Almost a quarter of lone-parent families and a fifth of families with a disabled adult were not able to get the level of formal childcare ... Ireland • 14 Feb 19
Bad weather may have caused drop-off in excise duty The bad weather this spring may be behind a weakness in the States' revenue from excise duty. Business • 02 May 18
Significant concern raised over social welfare scheme Major concerns have been expressed about financial controls in a scheme run by the Department of Social Protection, according to an unpublished report obtained by ... Ireland • 11 Mar 18
Labour bill aims to target bogus self-employment The Labour Party has published legislation to tackle bogus self-employment, which is believed to be costing the Exchequer more than €80 million a year. Ireland • 21 Nov 17
Employers say Govt-run website not fit for purpose Employers are calling for what they claim are ongoing problems with an upgraded recruitment website run by the Government to be fixed. Ireland • 07 Jul 17
Dept was warned over resources before benefit delays Senior officials in the Department of Social Protection flagged significant staffing concerns months before it was officially confirmed that there were serious delays in the ... maternity benefit • 29 Jun 17
Woman wrongly billed €20k among complaints to Ombudsman The Ombudsman examined 3,067 complaints last year, down nearly 16% on 2015. Ireland • 31 May 17
People convicted of welfare fraud to be named on list The Department of Social Protection has announced plans to publish the names and addresses of people convicted of welfare fraud every quarter. Politics • 09 May 17
High-risk concerns over employers using JobBridge Internal auditors at the Department of Social Protection have found high-risk concerns over the manner in which employers were allowed to sign up to the ... News • 22 Aug 16
Part-time workers face change in pension rights Part-time workers may have to earn a minimum of €70 per week to be entitled to the full contributory state pension instead of the current ... News • 07 Aug 16
