Social welfare Christmas bonus for 1.2 million people to be paid this week
This year’s bonus will be 85% of a welfare recipient’s weekly payment.
View ArticleJump in reports of people allegedly working and claiming social welfare
The Department of Social Protection received over 20,000 reports of welfare fraud from members of the public up to the end of November.
View ArticleVaradkar says lone parents can earn more under measure that kicks in today
Changes have been made to the One-Parent Family Payment and the Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment.
View Article'It's soul-destroying, like going for a job interview once a week and every...
Three people who recently moved into a former Nama-owned property explain what having their own home means to them.
View ArticleIreland's maternity benefit now helps migrants who want to travel home
Mothers who want to leave the EU to travel home can now continue to get maternity leave – which wasn’t the case before now.
View ArticleInvestigation: What is Nama doing to help increase social housing supply?
The ‘bad bank’ has identified almost 7,000 properties that are potentially suitable for social housing, with demand being confirmed for over 2,700.
View Article'Any young girl on social welfare like me would have done what I did'
Single mother avoids jail after “massive spending spree” when bank accidentally deposited €51,000 into her account.
View ArticleThousands of families to lose out on money for childcare as Revenue can't...
Revenue is not yet in a position to share information with the relevant department.
View Article'Welfare cheats cheat us all': New campaign wants public to blow the whistle...
It’s estimated that last year suspected fraud overpayments of Jobseeker’s Allowance cost €14 million.
View ArticlePoll: Would you report a social welfare cheat?
Leo Varadkar is launching a new ad campaign to encourage members of the public to report social welfare fraudsters.
View ArticleReports of suspected social welfare fraud double after launch of advertising...
Leo Varadkar’s department made €41 million in overpayments due to customer fraud in 2016.
View ArticleEvery three months, the government will publish the names and addresses of...
The provision is included in the Social Welfare Bill 2017, which was published today.
View ArticleGovernment apologises for backlog in maternity benefit payments
Leo Varadkar said online applications are processed ‘much quicker’ than paperwork.
View ArticleAn Post agent who cheated pensioners out of their welfare with 'cock and bull...
Maureen Walsh had told welfare recipients that she didn’t have money at the time to pay them.
View ArticleMost people support Leo Varadkar's welfare fraud campaign - poll
Former social welfare inspector Bernadette Gorman called Varadkar’s latest policy a “solo run” and “hate campaign”.
View ArticleLeo's department said there was only one identity fraud case this year but...
Sinn Féin has called on the government to end this “dishonest welfare fraud campaign”.
View ArticleFrom poisoned chalice to top of the table... Leo Varadkar now destined to be...
The Social Protection Minister could succeed Enda Kenny as leader of Fine Gael … and the country.
View ArticleWriters and artists will now find it a lot easier to get social welfare
The government initiative will allow artists access social welfare supports.
View ArticleLimerick mayor hopeful under fire for comments on immigrants claiming social...
Councillor Stephen Keary made the comments at a recent council meeting.
View ArticleAn extra 1,500 social welfare fraud cases have been reported since start of...
There have been 4,859 reports received by the department since 18 April, compared to 3,322 in the same period last year.
View ArticleWoman who committed €31,000 worth of welfare fraud sentenced to community...
Patricia Sweeney had forged declaration of unemployment forms in order to carry out the fraud.
View ArticleChange to Leo's campaign: Only those convicted of fraud over €5,000 to have...
The names will be published on a quarterly basis on the Department of Social Protection’s website.
View ArticlePoll: Do you think all social welfare fraudsters should be named and shamed?
The names will be published on a quarterly basis on the Department of Social Protection’s website.
View ArticleSocial welfare issues made up almost half of queries to Citizens Information...
The impenetrability of Irish systems cause daily anguish to people, according to Sr Stanislaus Kennedy.
View ArticleSocial welfare recipients to earn extra cash filling dairy farm worker shortage
A new pilot programme will see recipients able to apply for four weeks of training as dairy operatives.
View ArticleData Protection Commissioner calls for transparency over Public Services Card
Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty earlier said the card will “give an improved, enhanced and effective service”.
View ArticleIt's his baby, so where on earth is Paschal Donohoe on the PSC?
Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe is as culpable as anyone when it comes to the furore surrounding the Public Services Card. So why is he keeping such a low profile?
View ArticleMan with intellectual disabilities loses control of income after spending...
The man’s food and rent bills have fallen into arrears by almost €2,000.
View ArticleSix people were wrongly paid over €200,000 in social welfare
The six cases have all been reported to gardaí.
View ArticleFactFind: How does Ireland's jobseeker's benefit compare to the rest of the EU?
One of the Budget talking points will be how our social welfare benefits compare to our EU counterparts.
View ArticleAll weekly social welfare payments to increase by a fiver from March
A Christmas bonus of 85% will be paid to social welfare recipients this year.
View ArticleHave kids? Here's what Budget 2018 means for parents
An increase to some child benefits, investment in the State’s free childcare scheme and more teachers are among the changes.
View ArticleMan who stole €76,000 in welfare payments while running a successful courier...
46-year-old Richard Burbridge committed the offences while operating a courier contract for the Courts Service.
View ArticleThe Christmas bonus will be given at the start of December
The cost of the Christmas bonus is €219 million.
View ArticleElection or no election, the Christmas bonus will still be paid next week
But the Social Protection minister says that other changes to social welfare payments are “in limbo”.
View ArticleChristmas bonus to be paid to more than 1.2 million social welfare recipients...
Abolished in 2009, the Christmas bonus was partially restored by the then Tánaiste Joan Burton in 2014 and has increased to the current 85%.
View ArticleNearly 3,000 fuel allowance payments delayed after technical glitch
The Department of Social Protection said it was investigating the matter.
View ArticleMother-of-four who stole €100,000 in fraudulent social welfare payments...
The 61-year-old told gardaí she was “sorry, ashamed and embarrassed”.
View ArticleWelfare payments due on Friday will now be paid tomorrow
The fuel allowance payment was also doubled for this week.
View ArticleExtra week of fuel allowance to be paid this week to over 368,000 households...
In total, an extra €22.50 will be paid to over 368,000 households.
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