# social-protection - Saturday 3 September, 2022
# Cost Of Living
95% of applications are taking between five to eight weeks to fully process the payment. The Additional Needs Payment can be used to cover basic necessities such as food, clothing, fuel, fixing white goods like washing machines and utility bills. St Vincent De Paul says more resources are needed in frontline services so those in need can get payments in a timely manner.
# social-protection - Friday 10 June, 2022
# Cost Of Living
A spokesperson for Minister Eamon Ryan has confirmed that there are no plans to reduce toll charges despite commuters facing crippling price hikes in fuel, reports Christina Finn. Some in Govt circles say they are open to looking at reducing toll charges, but fear that such a proposal would not get past the Greens. One Fine Gael TD says he is in favour of a toll reduction, saying it would help motorists that are under pressure.
# social-protection - Wednesday 8 June, 2022
# Retirement
# Retirement
The Pensions Commission has recommended a gradual increase in the qualification age from 66 to 68 over the next 17 years.
# social-protection - Wednesday 25 May, 2022
# Wig Grant
# Wig Grant
The government grant will go to people who suffer hair loss due to illness.
# social-protection - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# Rent A Room
# Rent A Room
The change means that social welfare payments will not be impacted for earning rental income under €14,000.
# social-protection - Monday 7 February, 2022
# Social Protection
One man said he now has to drive over 55km to a post office in order to collect the payment, which brings his fuel cost to between €45 - €50 a week. Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said that the return to post offices would help to support the network and tackle welfare fraud. A Social Democrats TD said the idea that people in receipt of social welfare are going to defraud the State "has been debunked on several occasions".
# social-protection - Wednesday 2 February, 2022
# Pension
# Pension
An Oireachtas Committee has said the pension age should not be increased.
# social-protection - Wednesday 26 January, 2022
# Heather Humphreys
# Heather Humphreys
The measure will initially apply to new applicants before being extended to other jobseekers over the coming months.
# 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.
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