Social welfare

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CC GOVERNMENT BRIEFING
Long-term carers to be 'rewarded and recognised' with pension entitlements
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys is bringing forward legislation to provide pensions for long-term carers when they retire

Tue, 21 Nov, 2023

Call to set up child maintenance agency to help families avoid court
Call to set up child maintenance agency to help families avoid court
Dáil committee said it 'also seeks to ensure that lone parents will no longer need to make efforts to seek maintenance to access social welfare payments'

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

Those with disabilities to remain on a 'shoestring budget' as Budget 2024 fails to impress
Those with disabilities to remain on a 'shoestring budget' as Budget 2024 fails to impress
Gary Kearney said the €12 weekly increase to his State pension is an 'insult'

Wed, 11 Oct, 2023

Irish Budget 2024
USC cut, increased rent tax credit and new energy credits announced in €14bn budget
Finance Minister Michael McGrath says Budget 2024 includes further supports for individuals, families and businesses at a time when the cost-of-living is high

Tue, 10 Oct, 2023

Row erupts over €1.4m paid to social welfare office managers
Row erupts over €1.4m paid to social welfare office managers
Part of the €1.4m in payments was recompense for the number of claimants at each office to address 'increased financial pressures' resulting from the inflation crisis

Fri, 29 Sep, 2023

400,000 households to start receiving fuel allowances payments from today
400,000 households to start receiving fuel allowances payments from today
The payment is paid across 28 weeks to 404,000 households across the country

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

€111m in welfare overpayments with one person incorrectly receiving almost €360k 
€111m in welfare overpayments with one person incorrectly receiving almost €360k 
The Department of Social Protection said there had been 71,121 cases discovered in 2022 where people had received more money than they should have

Mon, 31 Jul, 2023

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Committee calls for 10% increase to all social welfare payments 
The committee also said all welfare payments should be benchmarked against a minimum essential standard of living

Wed, 19 Jul, 2023

'Ineffective' child maintenance system is putting pressure on families' finances
'Ineffective' child maintenance system is putting pressure on families' finances
A cross-party report from the justice committee also found unpaid maintenance is a 'significant contributory factor' towards child poverty and deprivation

Fri, 07 Jul, 2023

Cost of living crisis
Groups call for 'decisive action to tackle energy poverty'
Social welfare payments should be increased by at least €25, environmental and charitable organisations have said

Mon, 12 Jun, 2023

Old broken shoes of a little boy as a symbol for child poverty
Cost-of-living crisis hits children as numbers in poverty rise
Poverty monitor shows 236,910 children were experiencing poverty in Ireland in 2022, an increase of 34,525 on the previous year

Fri, 09 Jun, 2023

EU court rules Irish authorities wrong to refuse claim for social welfare by Romanian woman
EU court rules Irish authorities wrong to refuse claim for social welfare by Romanian woman
Woman's application for disability allowance had been rejected on grounds she would place an unreasonable burden on the State’s social welfare system

Thu, 16 Feb, 2023

Irish Examiner view: We all suffer in abuse of system
Irish Examiner view: We all suffer in abuse of system
Social Protection ‘overspend’

Wed, 08 Feb, 2023

More than €111m overpaid by Department of Social Protection
More than €111m overpaid by Department of Social Protection
Some 5,600 suspected individual cases of welfare fraud were recorded last year

Tue, 07 Feb, 2023

Group set up to examine 500% rise in cost of health-related claims since 2010
Group set up to examine 500% rise in cost of health-related claims since 2010
Former master of the National Maternity Hospital Dr Rhona Mahony is to chair a special group to examine a significant jump in the cost of health-related claims.

Tue, 31 Jan, 2023

Euro stock
Tax rate of 60% could fund €50bn universal basic income, says ESRI 
A UBI refers to an unconditional payment that is made regularly, is sufficient to live on, is not means tested, and carries no work requirements

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Fine Gael Ard Fheis
Pay-related welfare benefits won't create two-tier system, claims Humphreys
Under Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys' proposed plan, those who lose their jobs would earn almost twice the current rate if their previous earnings or PRSI contributions reached a certain level

Mon, 05 Dec, 2022

Man had stolen €185k in social welfare for 22 years to provide for his family, court told
Man had stolen €185k in social welfare for 22 years to provide for his family, court told
Christy Keogh had told the Probation Service that the social welfare fraud was a 'victimless crime'

Mon, 28 Nov, 2022

CC CAB ANNIVERSARY
Department signals moves to change welfare appeals system
Updated regulations will include increasing the time afforded to an appellant to make an appeal from 21 days at present to 60 days

Wed, 09 Nov, 2022

Humphreys to draft plans for unemployment payment linked to previous salary
Humphreys to draft plans for unemployment payment linked to previous salary
The payment would help people avoid a 'cliff edge' drop in income upon losing their job

Tue, 08 Nov, 2022

Euro stock
Double payments of child benefit to be issued from today
The payment will be paid to over 630,000 families across the country

Tue, 01 Nov, 2022

'We feel exhausted': Allowance puts Kerry carer over income limit for council home scheme
'We feel exhausted': Allowance puts Kerry carer over income limit for council home scheme
Kerry carer Claire Healy has exceeded the income threshold for the scheme due to her receipt of the carer's payment

Tue, 04 Oct, 2022

'Significant incidence' of PUP overpayments, welfare review finds
'Significant incidence' of PUP overpayments, welfare review finds
The net value of overpayments under the scheme was estimated at 8%, which the Comptroller and Auditor General characterised as 'high'

Fri, 30 Sep, 2022

Increased tax rate threshold and tax credits for renters among Budget 2023 provisions 
Increased tax rate threshold and tax credits for renters among Budget 2023 provisions 
Increased social welfare payments have been confirmed, but an increase of €20 has been ruled out

Sun, 25 Sep, 2022

Old broken shoes of a little boy as a symbol for child poverty
Almost €34m in emergency payments to struggling families
On clothing, €720,474 was paid out last month in response to 5,093 people who sought help, a 900% increase in comparison to August 2021.

Fri, 23 Sep, 2022

British primary school children playing in the playground
Two thirds of back-to-school clothing and shoe allowance applications not yet processed
The number of new applications this year so far is 39,500, with the application process open until September 30

Sat, 06 Aug, 2022

Government 'cannot afford' recommended €15-€20 social welfare payment hikes
Government 'cannot afford' recommended €15-€20 social welfare payment hikes
Increase needed to keep pace with high inflation and spiralling costs, says SVP

Fri, 17 Jun, 2022

POLAND-UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-REFUGEES
Scheme to allow welfare recipients keep benefits while earning €14k not restricted to refugees
The total number of Ukrainian refugees coming into the country so far is 30,343 with 21,277 seeking accommodation from the State

Thu, 19 May, 2022

Corkman who 'took a chance' jailed for Ireland's 'largest welfare fraud'
Corkman who 'took a chance' jailed for Ireland's 'largest welfare fraud'
Donal O’Callaghan was collecting his dead father's pension for 33 years. His father, in turn, collected his dead wife's pension for seven years

Wed, 16 Feb, 2022

CC SVP BUDGET SUBMISSION
Joyce Fegan: You don't 'shop around' your way out of poverty
Poverty is a vortex that is always swirling — some of us dance around its edges daily, others live far from its precipice

Sun, 13 Feb, 2022

empty wallet
Opposition call for mini-budget to increase social welfare and cut taxes
The Government is also under pressure to increase the minimum wage and set out a timeline for the introduction of a living wage

Tue, 08 Feb, 2022

Budget calculation
Arguments made for indexing tax
ESRI outlines to Oireachtas committee how an indexation could be implemented in Ireland

Wed, 02 Feb, 2022

Jobseekers will have to claim their payments from the post office
Jobseekers will have to claim their payments from the post office
Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys said the move would create more businesses for branches, but would also help tackle social welfare fraud

Wed, 26 Jan, 2022

PUP claimant had not worked in 15 years
PUP claimant had not worked in 15 years
Report into the pandemic unemployment payment found one-fifth of randomly chosen claims did not meet criteria for payment

Mon, 17 Jan, 2022

Sean Healy: Government continues to fail on poverty
Sean Healy: Government continues to fail on poverty
With one in four children living in deprivation, we can do better

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Generic personal finance pics
Christmas social welfare bonus to be paid to 1.4m next week
Long-term recipients of the PUP will also receive the bonus

Wed, 01 Dec, 2021

Corkman gambled away €1m he claimed as pensions for his dead parents
Corkman gambled away €1m he claimed as pensions for his dead parents
Donal O’Callaghan has admitted to carrying out a €1 million social welfare scam over a period of 33 years

Fri, 26 Nov, 2021

Woman who claimed €68k from dead father's pension was 'a ticking time bomb'
Woman who claimed €68k from dead father's pension was 'a ticking time bomb'
Judge Aylmer agreed to give her a year to pay the money back, because of what he said were "exceptional circumstances"

Wed, 27 Oct, 2021

Corkman admits 33-year €1m social welfare scam
Corkman admits 33-year €1m social welfare scam
The accused man was claiming pensions for his mother and father when they were both dead

Tue, 26 Oct, 2021

High angle view of businessman counting money
Sick pay: Employees and the dilemma Covid has thrown up
Will the new statutory sick pay scheme be in addition to, or part of, the existing company sick pay scheme?

Sun, 24 Oct, 2021

WATCH: Daniel McConnell on what we can expect on Budget day
WATCH: Daniel McConnell on what we can expect on Budget day
Increased spending on health and welfare are among the measures set to be announced in today's budget.

Tue, 12 Oct, 2021

Garda stock
Five arrested after investigation into suspected abuses of welfare fraud
The investigation arose from ongoing multi-agency cooperation between the departments which identified the suspected abuses

Fri, 08 Oct, 2021

DENIS SCANNELL
Thousands could have claimed PUP payments without proving lost income 
A number of checks were carried out in July 2020, March 2021 and July 2021, which resulted in tens of thousands of claims being stopped

Thu, 30 Sep, 2021

Department to review some successful social welfare appeals
Department to review some successful social welfare appeals
New measures will see the Decisions Advisory Office monitor successfully appealed decisions and also arrange for periodic reviews.

Thu, 30 Sep, 2021

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