SIPTU: Social welfare cuts will not reduce Live Register

SIPTU has rejected suggestions that cutting social welfare rates will force people back into the workforce.

SIPTU: Social welfare cuts will not reduce Live Register
Wed, 29 Jul, 2009 - 16:20

SIPTU has rejected suggestions that cutting social welfare rates will force people back into the workforce.

The comments come in the wake of a report from the Midwest Taskforce which shows the number of people on the Live Register could rise to 20% next year.

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