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€1.4m paid to social welfare branch office managers

A Government department made "irregular" payments of over €1.4m to social welfare branch office managers because they were being overwhelmed with queries from Ukrainian refugees.
Business • 10 Dec 24

€115m in social welfare payments wrongly paid out in 2023

Social welfare payments worth over €115 million were found to have been wrongly paid to citizens last year with six people having received more than €200,000 in benefit payments they were not entitled to.
Business • 22 Aug 24

11,000 successful appeals over social welfare refusals

More than 11,000 people successfully appealed a decision to refuse or only part-grant them a social welfare payment last year.
Business • 09 Aug 24

€1 rise in main social welfare rates could cost €142m p.a

Increasing all the main weekly personal rates of social welfare in October's budget by €1 would cost the exchequer an additional €71m a year.
Business • 23 Jul 24

Changes to payments targeting child well-being

Permanent changes have been announced to Social Protection payments specifically targeting the well-being of children, Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe has announced.
Budget 2024 • 10 Oct 23

Paper explores cost of hiking social welfare payments

A €1 increase in the personal rates of all weekly paid social welfare schemes in October's budget would cost €69.4 million, according to new estimates.
Business • 18 Jul 23

Higher social welfare payments for those made redundant

Workers who are made redundant will soon avoid a cliff edge fall in earnings under plans to be brought to Government by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys.
Business • 17 Jul 23

Workers' wages hit by higher taxes and inflation - OECD

The Paris based think-tank, the OECD, has said taxes paid by workers rose last year as higher wages pushed earners into higher tax brackets.
Business • 25 Apr 23

Welfare plans could impact low paid workers - ICTU

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has warned that some elements of proposed new pay-related welfare benefits could weaken income protections for low-wage and part-time workers.
Social Welfare • 05 Mar 23

Govt 'will act' if extra cost-of-living measures needed

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has said the Government will continue to monitor the rising cost of living into next year, and that if extra measures are needed it will act.
Politics • 01 Nov 22

Tax Strategy Group responds to cost of living increases

The Tax Strategy Group paper on Social Protection sets out the option of a €15 increase in weekly social welfare payments in response to increases in the cost of living.
Business • 10 Aug 22

Old age pension and fuel allowance to rise by €5

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Michael McGrath has announced a €5 increase in weekly pension payments in today's Budget.
Budget 2022 • 12 Oct 21

Budget 2021: How six households will be affected

Here's how Budget 2021 will affect six different households.
budget 2021 • 13 Oct 20

Review finds 85 cases may have lost PUP due to holiday

The Department of Social Protection said it has identified 85 people who lost their Pandemic Unemployment Payment as a result of holidaying abroad, but may be entitled to it back.
Coronavirus • 30 Jul 20

New clampdown launched on social welfare fraud

A new clampdown on social welfare fraud will include increased inspections and penalties for employers who falsely claim that workers are self-employed.
Ireland • 16 Sep 19

Dutch man jailed over €200,000 social welfare fraud

A Dutch man who falsely claimed over €200,000 in social welfare while living outside of Ireland has received a four-year prison sentence.
Courts • 26 Jul 19

Boost for housing, health and incomes in Budget

In what has been labelled the Government's pre-election budget, Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe has outlined a €1.5bn Budget 2019 package of tax cuts, welfare increases and other spending measures.
Budget 2019 • 09 Oct 18

1.2m welfare recipients to get Christmas bonus

The Christmas Bonus will be paid to over 1.2 million social welfare recipients this week starting today.
Ireland • 27 Nov 17

59% of appeals of social welfare refusals successful

The success rate in appeals against refusals of social welfare payments has increased by almost one-fifth in over the past four years, according to figures obtained by Fianna Fáil.
Ireland • 26 Jul 17

20,000 cases of suspected welfare fraud reported

Over 20,000 suspected cases of welfare fraud were reported by members of the public last year.
Ireland • 18 Apr 17

23 towns to be added to 4% rent cap list

Minister for Housing Simon Coveney has said 23 towns and most of Galway city will be designated as rent pressure zones, limiting annual rent increases to 4%.
News • 26 Jan 17

€5 increase in State pension and welfare payments

The Government has confirmed that the State pension will rise by €5 from next March, bringing the weekly rate to €227.
News • 12 Oct 16

An Post says post warning remains in place

An Post says the situation at the company remains very serious and that their advice to the public not to post mail remains in place.
News • 04 Oct 15

€11.7m recovered after welfare investigation

The Department of Social Protection paid €28.7m to welfare recipients who had significant amounts of money invested in financial institutions.
News • 14 Mar 15

ESRI: Bulk of tax burden carried by middle earners

Research by the ESRI suggests the bulk of the burden of tax increases over the past five years has been carried by middle-income earners as social welfare was protected.
News • 28 Jul 14
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