# social-protection - Tuesday 11 October, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
In the Dáil last week, Leo Varadkar asked TheJournal.ie for a fact check. We accepted that request.
# social-protection - Tuesday 27 September, 2016
# Factcheck
# Factcheck
FactCheck looks into a a controversial claim made by Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar on Morning Ireland yesterday.
# social-protection - Sunday 29 May, 2016
# Rip Jobbridge
# Rip Jobbridge
New minister for social protection Leo Varadkar announced the end of the programme last Sunday.
# social-protection - Sunday 22 May, 2016
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
The Department of Social Protection said processing times vary for different payments, depending on the qualification criteria.
# social-protection - Monday 16 May, 2016
# Return To Vendor
# Return To Vendor
The Irish Postmasters’ Union has said that the payments account for 30% of all business.
# social-protection - Monday 25 April, 2016
# Flood Relief
# Flood Relief
Almost €900,000 has been paid out so far this year.
# social-protection - Friday 22 April, 2016
# Fraud And Error
# Fraud And Error
Nearly 360 fraud cases were submitted for prosecution in 2015.
# social-protection - Thursday 10 March, 2016
# Blood Sports
# Blood Sports
The petition was started by the Irish Council Against Bloodsports.
# social-protection - Thursday 31 December, 2015
# L'Oréal TREATMENT
# L'Oréal TREATMENT
A war of words between Labour and Fianna Fáil has erupted on the subject.
# social-protection - Monday 23 November, 2015
# Show Me The Money
# Show Me The Money
Young adults are currently paid a lower rate of jobseeker’s allowance.
It has been increased by 75% this year.
# social-protection - Tuesday 13 October, 2015
# The Heartland
# The Heartland
Child Benefit is up by a fiver and the Respite Care Grant has been restored.
# social-protection - Tuesday 6 October, 2015
# Squeezed Middle
# Squeezed Middle
That’s what a new right-wing think tank want.
# social-protection - Sunday 2 August, 2015
# Rent Supplements
# Rent Supplements
An extra 172 families are now homeless since the action plan was published last December.
# social-protection - Sunday 12 July, 2015
# Cut Off
# Cut Off
The parent’s benefit payments were stopped after a screw-up involving someone else’s PPS number.
# social-protection - Thursday 25 June, 2015
# Opinion
# Opinion
Today is the last day of the One-Parent Family Payment for anyone whose youngest child is aged seven. Approximately 11,000 families will immediately lose income.
# social-protection - Wednesday 10 June, 2015
# Welfare Charges
# Welfare Charges
The woman’s mother, who suffered from mental health problems, passed away in 2012.
# social-protection - Thursday 28 May, 2015
# Social Welfare Fraud
# Social Welfare Fraud
Also, 62 cases of people “claiming multiple identities” cost taxpayers a LOT of money.
# social-protection - Tuesday 26 May, 2015
# Suspicious
# Suspicious
Over 4,000 case investigations were carried out by the Department’s Special Investigation Unit.
# social-protection - Sunday 24 May, 2015
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
It’s a bit tricky to arrive at an exact figure.
# social-protection - Wednesday 1 April, 2015
# Grand Job
# Grand Job
They’re going to blitz construction companies with information about their employment services, like Jobbridge. And, erm, that’s about it really.
# social-protection - Thursday 26 March, 2015
# Objection
# Objection
Not everyone is happy about the situation.
# social-protection - Saturday 21 February, 2015
# Good And Bad Reviews
# Good And Bad Reviews
Almost four years on from the launch of the internship scheme, we’ve been asking participants about their experiences…
# social-protection - Tuesday 30 December, 2014
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
Most of the cases were due to “genuine error”, the Tánaiste said.
# social-protection - Monday 22 December, 2014
# Hang In There
# Hang In There
The average waiting time for a summary decision is seven months.
# social-protection - Tuesday 9 December, 2014
# No Experience Required
# No Experience Required
The force is currently seeking a “human rights assistant” and “legal/policing researcher.”
# Special Investigation Unit
# Special Investigation Unit
20 gardaí will begin investigating social welfare fraud across the country.
# social-protection - Wednesday 3 December, 2014
# Cash Money
# Cash Money
The Tánaiste is in a giving mood and says the partial restoration of the bonus this year is “a start”.
# social-protection - Wednesday 26 November, 2014
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Carers are calling for the respite care grant to be reinstated in 2015.
# social-protection - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
# Exceptional Needs Payments
# Exceptional Needs Payments
A review of the guidelines for Exceptional Needs Payments was carried out in 2012.
# social-protection - Monday 17 November, 2014
# Single Parent
# Single Parent
She was excluded from joining the scheme because she was in receipt of a one-parent family benefit.
# social-protection - Tuesday 14 October, 2014
# Budget 2015
# Budget 2015
Brendan Howlin sprung the surprise increase this afternoon.
# social-protection - Wednesday 10 September, 2014
# social-protection - Tuesday 26 August, 2014
# Social Protection
# Social Protection
Dr. Clement Leech should have retired in 2012. Interviews for a replacement were held last year but no candidates were deemed suitable.
# social-protection - Wednesday 6 August, 2014
# Need To Know
# Need To Know
Where and when will grieving families be required to disclose a cause of death?
# Unemployment
# Unemployment
The Junior Minister for Labour Activation said that any employers who abuse the system will be “taken off”.
# social-protection - Tuesday 8 July, 2014
# Ageing Population
# Ageing Population
However, a review is taking place, something which Joan Burton makes “no apology” about it.
# social-protection - Saturday 5 July, 2014
# Growing Pains
# Growing Pains
A food poverty charity has asked Joan Burton to consider ow expensive it is to feed teenagers when drafting the next Budget.
# social-protection - Friday 4 July, 2014
# Me Nerves
# Me Nerves
The new Labour Party leader will be named this afternoon.
# social-protection - Thursday 3 July, 2014
# Social Welfare
# Social Welfare
Changes to the plan were announced two years ago.
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