Saturated areas could see more flooding as new rain warnings come into effect, says Met Éireann
Status yellow rain warning to affect counties already deluged by Storm Chandra
Department of Social Protection
Storm Chandra flooding: How to apply for Emergency Response Payment and who is eligible?
Support is available to people whose homes or businesses were affected
Less than 10% of carers expected to have tax liability, says Minister for Social Protection
Family carers have ‘huge anxiety’ over new data sharing with Revenue about carers who receive benefit payments
Newborn child grant of €280 paid out for almost 49,000 families
Payment is automatically received along with first child benefit payment
Former teacher twice pretended to be pregnant to claim maternity benefit, court hears
It was alleged Eimear Carroll dishonestly made gains of approximately €12,425 from two Government departments
Can I opt in to new workplace auto-enrolment pension even if I don’t meet the criteria?
My Future Fund, which offers a private pension to run alongside your State pension in retirement, is coming into force this month
If you earn more than €20,000 you will now have to pay into a pension scheme
Auto-enrolment is designed to provide better retirement income for around 760,000 workers who are not members of occupational schemes
More than 1.5m social welfare recipients to receive average of €520 more in 2026 - as increases come into effect today
Increases agreed under Budget 2026 to take effect from Thursday
Man claimed €12,000 in pandemic payments while in State illegally
Case of Raphael Bame, who pleaded guilty to fraudulent claims, highlights holes in system, judge says
Almost 48,000 children received new baby grant in its first year
Grant was set up on December 1st, 2024, and is paid to families of babies born or adopted after that date
Auto-enrolment pensions are almost here but are some employers trying to game the system?
Reports suggest some employers are trying to sign staff up to occupational schemes at lower rates than would be offered by auto enrolment
Government tightens screws on migration – but will changes fix issues the country faces?
Housing and services remain problems to be solved even as numbers coming into country are going down
What are the new family reunification rules for migrant workers?
The Government is tightening rules to bring them in line with other EU countries, but critics say the new policies are too restrictive
Employer still in the dark on how to sign staff up for auto-enrolment
My Future Fund opens for business in January and employers can provide the limited details required from December 1st
Isme challenges Minister over reports of rogue employers undermining new pension rules
Small business group says employers are working to make auto-enrolment a success but are being kept in the dark by Department of Social Protection
Overseas workers appeal for changes to income rules so children can join them in Ireland
Many on general visas, including meat packers and healthcare assistants, do not meet threshold
Hunger strike by survivors of industrial schools called off after 51 days
Taoiseach promises package of financial, health and other supports, and expresses concern for wellbeing of campaigners
Will pension rules catch me out after transfer from public sector to a private sector job?
The rules on how people can qualify for a State pension are changing to make sure everyone is assessed on the same basis
Survivors of abuse in industrial and reformatory schools set to be offered State financial help
Taoiseach understood to have urged group on hunger strike outside Leinster House to stop their protest and seek medical care
State writes off more than €15m in incorrect social welfare payments across two years
Department of Social Protection indicates 75% of payments relate to deceased people
The State’s new auto-enrolment scheme: What does it mean for those with a private pension?
Workers with pensions from previous jobs or private schemes they have set up themselves show complexity of challenge for new fund
Increases to scheme intended to support employment of people with disabilities lacks logic, say organisations
Businesses believe move to merge bands cuts scale of increases to many larger employers and undermines participation in Wage Subsidy Scheme
How can I make sure an inheritance does not cost me my disability allowance?
Inheritance can be a double-edged sword when you are on a means-tested payment from the Department of Social Protection
State and pensions sector fight over workers as auto-enrolment numbers fall to 750,000
Department of Social Protection warns companies not to force people into their pension schemes as deadline looms
Sinn Féin denounces ‘shocking’ budget approach to income disregards for carer’s allowance
Government will ‘phase out’ means test over next four years, says Department of Social Protection
How will welfare changes affect children in poverty, pensioners, single parents?
Budget 2026: Minister will be hoping children in poverty and disabled people will feel the greatest uplift – but will they?
Tackling child poverty and helping people with disabilities priority for Dara Calleary
Raising benefit rates, upping thresholds and removing barriers to work among measures
From childcare to welfare: five takeaways from Budget 2026
What are the headline measures in the Government’s €9.4 billion spending plans?
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
Scared of doing your household sums? Here’s how to get on top of it
Why an ‘admin night’ can help get your finances in order
Children need to grow up and have ‘the talk’ with ageing parents
A conversation around cash can actually prove a life saver if an unexpected illness or care requirement demands crucial interventions
School meals: How do French and Irish food for pupils compare?
Nantes pupils dined on melon, Gouda cheese, cheese tart - and that’s just the starters
Budget 2026 should raise social welfare payments to cut child poverty, says Dara Calleary
Minister for Social Protection says Ireland’s disabled unemployment rate is ‘just not acceptable’
Former TD arrested for allegedly claiming late parents’ pensions
Ex-politician suspected of failing to report his parents’ death to the Department of Social Welfare
How can a child just disappear without the State even noticing?
Search for remains Co Dublin boy – the second child to vanish in a year – raises concerns about welfare of vulnerable children during Covid pandemic
Some primary schools lose hot meals amid issues of procurement and food safety
Provider withdraws from several small schools over rules and viability
New customers to receive cash instead of energy credits in household benefit scheme
Electricity Association of Ireland at odds with Government over decision
Second tier child benefit could leave up to 100,000 worse off, tax strategy paper suggests
Report says such a payment would involve the replacement of some existing supports and leave some worse off
How can I find what my likely State pension will be?
Department of Social Protection will only entertain queries six months ahead of drawdown, but here’s how you can work it out for yourself
Hiqa made 28 referrals to gardaí over nursing homes in 2024, PAC told
Closure notices issued to 10 nursing homes in 2024 and seven have closed so far, committee hears
Businesses support auto-enrolment, department says
Launch date of January 1st will not be put back again, Oireachtas hears, while business costs said to dissipate over time
Rise in pensioners and disability payments swell welfare bill by one third in a decade
Social welfare payments are spiralling - from €19.9 billion in 2015 to €27 billion a decade later
Selling pensions in the summer sun
Government finally launches information campaign on how auto-enrolment will work as target audience is tuned out and on holiday
Rising number of neurodivergent children on disability payments prompts welfare dependency fears
Number receiving domiciliary care allowance up by as much as 46% in some areas over five years
Mixed messages on State pension entitlement from two offices in same Government department
The Department of Social Protection says you do not qualify for voluntary purchase of PRSI but you are separately being offered the right to buy that PRSI
‘It feels like home to me’: Mr Price staff demonstrate value of employing disabled people
Ireland has ‘one of the lowest employment rates’ in Europe for people with disabilities, which is ‘just not acceptable’, says Minister
Appeals against initial refusal of Domiciliary Care Allowance successful 60% of time
A third of families who applied for the payment were turned down
Legislation to extend rent pressure zones to entire country to be rushed through Dáil and Seanad
Emergency law will mean remaining 55 out of 166 electoral areas to become RPZs this month
Upgrade of power system could spark €83 yearly increase in household electricity bills
Government should consider energy credits to help households struggling with costs, Electricity Association of Ireland says
Department of Social Protection fined €550,000 over facial scans
Department also ordered to come up with valid lawful basis for the use of facial scans and facial matching software for registration of Public Services Cards
At a time when the boom is even boomer, this statistic should mortify us
The stark fact is that there are students sitting Junior and Leaving Cert exams today who went to bed hungry last night
Irish Life, Amundi and BlackRock picked to run Ireland’s auto enrolment pot
Ireland’s auto-enrolment scheme to begin in January
Social welfare fraud does not necessarily die with you
Executors have a legal duty to notify Department of Social Protection if they understand there is money owing to it
Bringing staff back to office more often will hurt productivity, union conference hears
Leadership of Civil Service union instructed to resist changes to current arrangement
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