As of Wednesday (January 1), a number of cost-of-living adjustments included in Budget 2025 will be implemented, bringing with them a number of significant financial changes, reports The Mirror. Some of the one-time bonuses have …
The government may need to “down the road” cut welfare benefits for all Ukrainians residing in state housing, according to Minister of Social Protection Heather Humphreys, reports RTE. The EU’s Temporary Directive expires in March …
This morning, a committee of the Oireachtas received legislation from Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys that would reduce the monthly assistance benefits given to recently arrived immigrants from Ukraine. According to RTE, it is …
The new cost-of-living package will include bonus payments for social welfare and children allowance recipients and an exam fee waiver. Those in receipt of long-term social welfare will see a €200 bonus payment in April, …
With just a week to go before Christmas, welfare recipients are being reminded of changed payment dates as post offices and banks adjust their opening hours. Many benefits are paid to claimants earlier than usual, …
High-income workers who lose their jobs would be eligible for welfare at more than double the normal rate under proposals to radically overhaul the pay of jobseekers. Workers with an employment history will be entitled …
Social welfare recipients have hit back at criticism that they’ve received for getting their Christmas bonus paid in the first week of December. They say that not all of them are so-called “scroungers” and that …
It’s quite a contentious subject, some people are very happy for social welfare recipients to be paid a Christmas bonus, while others say that PAYE workers get nothing for their effort of holding down a …
Social welfare recipients will be paid their Christmas bonus in the first week of December, it’s been confirmed. The double payment will be sent out to thousands of people on the dole, starting the first …
This year’s Christmas Bonus is likely to be paid to welfare recipients the week starting December 5, it has emerged today. The Christmas Bonus amounts to double the normal social welfare payment. People across Ireland …
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