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# Benefits

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Live register figures increase in every county but Tipperary over 12 months
Employees face income support 'cliff edge' unless supplementary payments extended, says Sinn Féin TD
More than 850,000 people now claiming Covid-19 unemployment benefits
Grenfell Tower fraud who claimed £86,000 worth of funds set aside for fire victims jailed for six years
Minister says it's 'absolutely deadly' that more people have availed of free dental and eye exams
Much-delayed IT system to see Affordable Childcare Scheme launch pushed back to 2019 - at least
'Snot-nosed, hostile, passive aggressive': Complaints about staff at Dublin welfare offices
Poll: Would you inform on your neighbours if you suspected they were welfare cheats?
Self-employed would 'pay more tax if they got extra benefits in return'
Jump in reports of people allegedly working and claiming social welfare
The EU wants to tighten rules on claiming benefits in a different country
Ireland has the highest rate of young people receiving benefits across 35 countries
Self-employed workers' rights were on the back burner for years, so why the change of heart now?
Unemployment benefits are top of the wish list for the self-employed
Primary teacher describes finding herself in cold house with no money for baby formula
A woman fined for stealing a Mars bar has been given nearly €20,000 to pay it
New report finds that only 3% of jobseekers better off on the dole
If Australian parents don't vaccinate their kids, they could miss out on €10k in benefits
David Cameron is planning to cut benefits for obese people
The Viewing: Your vital round-up of property news from the week
Company withdraws greeting card poking fun at people on benefits
Poll: Should the top rate of income tax or the USC be cut in the next Budget?
What are supersets and why are they so damn good?
A European court has ruled against "welfare tourism"
This diet will make you feel less tired, more energetic
Smart Training: Here's the skinny on good fats
No difference in mortality rate between boys and girls relating to last vaccine offered
Over 141,000 social welfare applications rejected in 2013
Why getting older is secretly the greatest thing ever
Rich pensioners 'should give back any handouts they don't need'
Rip-off pension charges make a 'huge difference' to your pension pot, says OECD expert
US Supreme Court tackles law on benefits for same-sex marriage couples
Department accused of having "systematic policy" of refusing Invalidity Pension
Poll: Should officials monitor jobseekers' online employment searches?
UK: Jobseekers could be remotely monitored on compulsory website
Spain passes massive austerity cutbacks
ESRI: One in five people are living in jobless households
IBRC CEO paid €600,000 + in allowances over three years
Jobseekers have benefits cut for not accepting work or training offers
Column: Forget about our ‘economic sovereignty’ – let’s look at what matters