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Woman given 240 hours community service for falsely claiming €18,000 in social welfare benefits
Social Welfare
Maria Stefan, 33, pleaded guilty to the theft of one- parent allowance and rental allowance on dates between December 2, 2017 and December 10, 2018.
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Full list of who will be eligible for new €450 social welfare payment as start date confirmed
Social Welfare
The new Pay-Related Benefit is due to come into effect next year and how much you receive will be related to your previous salary
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Social welfare Ireland: Four major payments set for €15 weekly increase in a matter of weeks
Social Welfare
The payment increases will be rolled out on January 1, 2025
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Social Welfare Ireland: Major payment date shake-up on the cards over the Christmas period
Social Welfare
Thousands of social welfare recipients are set be paid early this month due to a schedule change - here's everything you need to know plus the full list of new payment dates
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Social welfare Ireland: €462 payment due in weeks as thousands more eligible to claim
Social Welfare
Tens of thousands more people are eligible to receive the upcoming social welfare payment due to changes made in Budget 2025
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Some social welfare recipients eligible for DOUBLE Christmas Bonus - and may not even realise it
Social Welfare
The Christmas Bonus will be paid to long-term social welfare recipients within days. Some people are eligible for a double payment - and may not even realise it.
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Social welfare Ireland: One group to receive the Christmas bonus twice when payment arrives next week
Social Welfare
The Christmas Bonus, confirmed in October's budget, will arrive next week
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Three cost of living bonus payments still to be paid before new year
Cost of Living
A number of payments will be issued before Christmas to assist families and individuals across the State with the cost of living
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Social welfare Ireland €400 lump sum coming this week - full list of who qualifies
Social Welfare
Over 145,000 people in Ireland will receive a €400 lump sum this week as part of Budget 2025's once-off payments, aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis. This payment is designed to provide financial relief ahead of Christmas, with additional bonuses such as the Christmas Bonus and Child Benefit doubling payment coming in December.
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Social welfare Ireland: The two cost-of-living lump sum payments to be paid next week
Irish News
A total of 10 lump-sum payments will be issued before Christmas to assist families and individuals across the State with the Cost of Living
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Social welfare Ireland: The four cost-of-living lump sum payments to be paid this week
Social Welfare
A total of 10 lump-sum payments totalling over €1.4 billion will be issued to social welfare recipients before Christmas to help with the Cost of Living crisis
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Social welfare Ireland: Major shake up as Christmas and New Year's payment dates confirmed
Social Welfare
If you get a social welfare payment, the date which you receive your payment may change during the Christmas and New Year period
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Social welfare: Four major payments coming next week - check if you qualify
Social Welfare
Budget 2025 introduced a €1.2 billion social welfare package with targeted lump-sum cost-of-living payments. Starting November 4, qualifying recipients of the Working Family Payment, Disability Support Grant and Fuel Allowance will receive additional payments, while a double Child Benefit payment is also coming.
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Cost of living: More than a million people to receive double social welfare payment this week
Cost of Living
More than a million social welfare recipients are set to receive a double social welfare payment - here's everything you need to know about who will receive it
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Social welfare Ireland: Date change announced for October double bonus payment due to bank holiday
Social Welfare
Over one million social welfare recipients in Ireland will receive their October double payment earlier than expected, with the date moved due to the bank holiday. This once-off bonus, introduced as part of Budget 2025, will be issued to groups including pensioners, carers, people with disabilities and lone parents.
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Move to double fine for long-term unemployed branded 'Thatcherite'
Social Welfare
The Social Welfare Bill includes a provision to increase the amount that a person’s weekly social welfare rate can be docked from €44 to €90 if they will not engage with Social Protection services
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Thousands to receive bonus social welfare payment early due to October bank holiday schedule change
Social Welfare
People in receipt of a social welfare payment are set to get their October cost of living bonus early, due to a change in schedule prompted by an upcoming bank holiday weekend
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Budget 2025: Key social welfare increases and cost of living bonuses
Social Welfare
Budget 2025 introduces several lump sum cost of living payments, with the first coming this month.
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Heather Humphreys announces exact date landmark benefit scheme to come into effect
Employment
The brand new Pay-Related Benefit will be available to people who become fully unemployed
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Cost of living: Thousands eligible for 'Child Support' payment worth up to €516 per child
Cost of Living
Thousands of parents will be in line for a boost of over €500 per child thanks to the Child Support Payment as announced in Budget 2025 - here's how to avail of it
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One social welfare Ireland group excluded from lump sum double payment due in weeks
Social Welfare
Budget 2025 includes a €1.2 billion social welfare package, featuring a €12 increase in weekly payments, higher carer's allowances and a 'baby boost' for new parents. It also provides double lump sum payments for 1.4 million people this month, with most social welfare recipients qualifying, except one group.
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Budget 2025 recap as €2 billion worth of cost-of-living measures unveiled to public
The Budget
Budget 2025 was unveiled today with billions of euros of measures providing some much-needed relief in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis
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Budget 2025: Heather Humphreys doubles down on call for different pension and jobseeker increases
The Budget
Speaking on RTÉ's The Week in Politics, Green Party Junior Minister Malcolm Noonan said he did not believe his party could support the suggestion.
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Government breached EU regulations by failing to means-test benefits for asylum seekers, minister admits
Immigration
Means testing was finally introduced in June and is expected to save the state €10.5m a year, with more than 6,000 international protection applicants having had their payments stopped so far
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