Monday, October 31, 2022
An SP-ODE can be thought of as a unified, digital platform to access welfare schemes spanning different departments of the government. It is a multi-sided platform, always involving the citizen and the government and, in more mature systems, also,...
Monday, December 20, 2021
The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien, TD, the Minister of State at the Department of Health with responsibility for Public Health, Well Being and the National Drugs Strategy, Frank Feighan TD, and President of the...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
This week, the Department of Social Protection issued weekly payments valued at €41.4 million to 140,138 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP).
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
This week, the Department of Social Protection issued weekly payments valued at €44.2 million to 149,436 people in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP). The greatest reduction this week is in the Accommodation and Food Services sector. The...
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
The number of people in Ireland claiming temporary coronavirus-related jobless benefits fell slightly for the seventh straight week, following a sharp rise after the reintroduction of strict COVID-19 curbs in late December, data showed on Tuesday.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
The Government have issued updates on five key Covid benefits as lockdown continues in Ireland.
They are working on a revised Living with Covid plan and it has been said that planning for easing restrictions will be cautious.
Tuesday, January 5, 2021
The number of people receiving the Government’s pandemic unemployment payment has increased by nearly 58,000 over the last two weeks. A total of 335,600 people will receive the pandemic unemployment payment this week, the Department of Social Protection...
Thursday, December 31, 2020
Some 375,000 households will be given a welcome cash boost on January 1 when the measures are introduced.
The Department of Social Protection payments announced in Budget 2020 begin this week, with a €3.50 increase to the Fuel Allowance bringing it to...
Monday, December 28, 2020
Over 15,000 new parents have availed of the two-week Parent’s Benefit payment since its introduction in November 2019. Parent’s Benefit is a social welfare payment available for employed and self-employed people who take parent’s leave from...
Monday, December 21, 2020
Climate change disproportionately impacts the world’s most impoverished. So, experts are asking, why can’t they receive direct compensation and support?
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