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Inquiry into excluding Carer's Allowance from Back-to-School Allowance Means Test

A CLARE TD has raised an important query to the Minister for Social Protection regarding the inclusion of carer's allowance in the means test for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance scheme. Violet-Anne Wynne TD submitted the inquiry ...

23 Aug 2023 at 11:10

National News

New allowance announced for Councillors to enhance their home security

Mr. Kieran O’Donnell TD, Minster for State for Local Government and Planning has announced a new allowance of up to €2,500 for Councillors to provide for measures to enhance their personal physical security. The announcement comes following a ...

14 Sept 2023 at 10:02

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Ring calls on Minister to extend Fuel Allowance season

Michael Ring, TD, has called on the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys to extend the Fuel Allowance season by four weeks. Fuel Allowance is a payment to help with the cost of heating your home during the winter months. It is ...

06 Apr 2024 at 12:30

National News

Unemployed partially blind man on benefits who stashed thousands of euro in socks is jailed

A man who stashed tens of thousands in crime cash inside his socks and a jacket while claiming disability allowance and paying no tax has been jailed for three years by the Special Criminal Court. Mr Justice Paul Burns, presiding in the ...

23 Jan 2024 at 17:48

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Parents can claim social welfare payment of up to €285 per child this summer

Parents will be able to claim a social welfare payment of €285 this summer, but must qualify for three particular requirements. Applications for the back to school payment will open this June, which will help with everything from ...

27 Mar 2024 at 12:39

National News

Jobseekers to get up to €450 in weekly social welfare payments, but there's a catch

New legislation that would provide jobseekers with up to €450 a week in welfare payments, or 60% of their previous salary, is to be introduced to the Dáil this week. This is double the current rate of Jobseekers' Benefit and ...

27 May 2024 at 14:51

National News

Irish woman who claimed €12k benefits found working full-time in McDonald's

An Irish woman who was found to be working full-time in McDonald's while claiming Jobseeker's Allowance has been ordered to appear in court. The case of Ann Gibson, with an address at Thorndale, Letterkenny, was before ...

06 Jun 2024 at 12:42

National News

Here's how Irish parents can get up to €285 for school clothes and shoes

Irish parents can now apply to receive a cost-of-living payment of up to €285 for school clothing and footwear. The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance (BSCFA) is paid automatically to many families, ...

12 Jun 2024 at 17:29

Local News

Dillon encourages Mayo families to apply for Back to School Allowance

Minister of State, Alan Dillon TD, is encouraging eligible Mayo families to apply for the Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance, applications for which open today. Minister Dillon welcomed the news ...

13 Jun 2024 at 11:30

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More people in Mayo may be eligible for fuel allowance

More people across Mayo may now be eligible for the Fuel Allowance. With periods spent on a Community Employment, Tús or Rural Social Scheme now counting towards the qualifying period for Fuel Allowance, ...

15 Aug 2024 at 14:30

National News

Three groups of Social Welfare recipients will not get October 'double payment'

As the social welfare schemes set out in Budget 2025 begin to take effect, three groups of social welfare recipients have been removed from the first double payment, later this month. It was revealed in ...

08 Oct 2024 at 12:25

National News

Back-to-school payment worth almost €300 available to over 100k families from next week

Over 100,000 families in Ireland are set to receive a payment of up to €285 next week. Families who applied for a once-off payment made to eligible people to help with the cost of sending kids back to ...

03 Jul 2024 at 09:05

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