Government considers linking jobseeker's payments to income

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The Government is looking at linking the jobseeker's payment to income and has hinted at increasing welfare rates for widows, carers, and people on disability benefit.

Announcing a raft of new measures, including the phasing out of the pandemic unemployment payment with a view to removing it by February, social protection minister Heather Humphreys said her officials are already looking at increasing rates for other benefits.