# social-protection - Wednesday 1 December, 2021
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
The cost of this year’s Christmas payment will be €313 million.
# social-protection - Monday 12 July, 2021
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said today that the plans will not be included in Budget 2022.
# social-protection - Thursday 13 May, 2021
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
The man is alleged to have claimed €8,000 in fraudulent claims spread across the PUP and social welfare system.
# social-protection - Tuesday 4 May, 2021
# Work
# Work
Over 12,000 people have closed their claim in the last week because they have returned to work.
# social-protection - Thursday 8 April, 2021
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
The Department of Social Protection never requests bank account details from its customers by phone or SMS.
# social-protection - Monday 1 February, 2021
# PUP
# PUP
Over 10,000 people closed their PUP claims last week.
# social-protection - Monday 25 January, 2021
# Covid Payment
# Covid Payment
Construction is the sector that has seen the largest increase in the number of people receiving PUP this week.
# social-protection - Friday 1 January, 2021
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
A bilateral agreement covers a range of different benefits including those for sickness, parents, pensions and unemployment.
# social-protection - Monday 7 December, 2020
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
The Pandemic Unemployment Payment will be available until March of next year.
# social-protection - Tuesday 1 December, 2020
# Money Owed
# Money Owed
Some cases progressed more slowly due to their complexity and due to inadequate or inaccurate information provided.
# social-protection - Monday 27 July, 2020
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
The decision to cut welfare payments after recipients’ holidays abroad has been criticised by TDs as unfair, misguided and discriminatory.
# social-protection - Monday 20 April, 2020
# Unemployment
# Unemployment
Around 50,000 people currently receiving the unemployment payment are receiving income support for the first time.
# social-protection - Friday 3 April, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The social protection minister admitted that some students might be receiving more from the scheme than they would normally have earned.
# social-protection - Thursday 2 April, 2020
# Exchequer Statement
# Exchequer Statement
An Exchequer deficit of €2.5 billion was recorded in the first quarter of 2020.
# social-protection - Thursday 19 March, 2020
# Support
# Support
Minister Regina Doherty said 43,000 of those applications have been processed so far.
# social-protection - Monday 2 March, 2020
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
The first case of Covid-19 in the Republic of Ireland was confirmed over the weekend.
# social-protection - Thursday 7 November, 2019
# Controversy
# Controversy
The Secretary General of the Department of Social Protection is due before the PAC today.
# social-protection - Sunday 3 November, 2019
# State Pension
# State Pension
Changes to the State pension in 2012 meant carers who took time off work received less in their State pension.
# social-protection - Thursday 17 October, 2019
# Jobspath Macht Frei
# Jobspath Macht Frei
The slogan “arbeit macht frei” is known for appearing on the entrance of Auschwitz.
# social-protection - Wednesday 9 October, 2019
# Budget 2020
# Budget 2020
The INOU has said it is “very disappointing” there were no increases to Jobseekers’ payments.
# social-protection - Wednesday 25 September, 2019
# Jobseekers
# Jobseekers
Controversy has overshadowed the scheme over the years due to complaints from users of the service.
# social-protection - Wednesday 10 July, 2019
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
Despite government revisions, only 32,307 pensioners have received an increase in their pension, which is “significantly lower than expected”.
# social-protection - Friday 5 July, 2019
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
The Budget for 2020 will be announced in October – weeks before the UK is due to leave the EU.
# social-protection - Wednesday 20 February, 2019
# Jobseekers
# Jobseekers
Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty says the government has a legally binding contract with the operators that it must honour.
# social-protection - Thursday 17 January, 2019
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Private companies operating JobPath get over €3k for every jobseeker that makes it through the scheme
# social-protection - Friday 11 January, 2019
# Parenting
# Parenting
The changes will resolve a number of difficulties in the registration of donor assisted births.
# social-protection - Wednesday 12 December, 2018
# Insecure Work
# Insecure Work
The minister described it as one of the most significant changes ‘in a generation’.
# social-protection - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
# Illness Benefit
# Illness Benefit
People began to complain of delays in payments back in August.
# social-protection - Thursday 18 October, 2018
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
Howlin said calls to the Social Protection helpline have been going unanswered.
# social-protection - Wednesday 17 October, 2018
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
TDs said constituents have been in touch about the delay or cessation of customer payments since the new system kicked in.
# social-protection - Monday 27 August, 2018
# Chilling Effect
# Chilling Effect
Social media monitoring is one three media monitoring contracts being advertised by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection .
# social-protection - Saturday 21 July, 2018
# Budget 2019
# Budget 2019
The minister gave a strong indication there will not be a repeat of the €5 increase in social welfare payments in the next Budget.
# social-protection - Monday 25 June, 2018
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
It is paid at a rate of €125 for children aged 4-11 and €250 for children aged 12 years and over.
# social-protection - Wednesday 6 June, 2018
# Telephone Allowance
# Telephone Allowance
Minister Regina Doherty said it’s important to stay in contact with family and friends as we get older.
# social-protection - Tuesday 5 June, 2018
# Childcare Costs
# Childcare Costs
Regina Doherty acknowledged that there are issues with the childcare system in Ireland but argued that means testing is cumbersome.
# social-protection - Saturday 7 April, 2018
# Mandatory And Compulsory
# Mandatory And Compulsory
The government is reportedly considering making paid paternity leave mandatory for all new fathers.
# social-protection - Monday 2 April, 2018
# Battle Of Wills
# Battle Of Wills
The man has long maintained that, in being denied a PSC because he refused to get an adoption certificate, he was in effect being discriminated against.
# social-protection - Monday 12 March, 2018
# Beast From The East
# Beast From The East
In total, an extra €22.50 will be paid to over 368,000 households.
# social-protection - Wednesday 28 February, 2018
# Stay Warm
# Stay Warm
The decision means that fuel allowance recipients will now automatically receive €45 for this week instead of the usual €22.50.
# social-protection - Tuesday 20 February, 2018
# Feature Creep
# Feature Creep
Driving licence applications will become the latest state process to be added to the Public Services Card’s remit in just under seven weeks.
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