EIGHT out of 10 landlords of private rented property are refusing to pass on details of their PPS (Personal Public Service) number to the Department of Social and Family Affairs.

WELFARE inspectors are to crack down on penny-pinching bosses after discovering a significant increase in employers failing to pay social insurance on behalf of their workers.

OIREACHTAS members will today quiz the head of a new department unit set up to replace the Combat Poverty Agency (CPA) about its priorities, amid concern over the “silencing” of the outgoing agency’s role.