Organisation: Social Welfare Office

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Minister fro Employment Affairs and Social Protection, Regina Doherty, speaking to the media at Government Buildings last month. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

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Letter to the Editor: Pay those left behind

The war between society and Covid-19 allows use of the soldier’s refrain; leave no person behind.

general

Mature students should start on grant applications

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Guilty plea to €17k benefit fraud in Dublin

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City feud families clashed at dole office

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Dead infant’s identity used in social welfare scam

farming

Farm Assist payments to help struggling farmers

Man who claimed €43k in welfare payments using brother's card avoids jail

A Dublin man has avoided a jail term for “a dirty little scheme” of fraudulently claiming more than €43,000 in social welfare over a four year period using his brother’s identity.

Wed, 15 May, 2013

Official stole €17k in welfare pay scam

A former senior civil servant has been jailed for 16 months for defrauding the taxpayer out of nearly €17,000.

Thu, 11 Apr, 2013

Local welfare office closes to deal with backlog

The Social Welfare Office in Letterkenny, Co Donegal has closed its doors today in a bid to tackle a backlog in the number of people signing on.

Fri, 12 Sep, 2008

Campaign group attacks dole payments crackdown

A CAMPAIGN group for the unemployed has criticised the crackdown on electronic dole payments as “using a sledgehammer to crack a nut” and contrary to recent government policy.

Tue, 22 Jul, 2008