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Double Jobseeker's Benefit: How to apply for new payment being introduced this month
Social Welfare
The brand new payment is due to be introduced in the coming days, with the Department of Social Protection releasing all the details
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REVEALED: The counties with the highest unemployment in Ireland
Unemployment
38,289 people between the age of 25 and 34 were signing on in Ireland last month
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Full list of 29 social welfare payments to increase in 2025 - see if you are eligible
Social Welfare
The government has confirmed there will be increases to 29 social welfare payments in 2025 - but it's not good news for everyone
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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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Welfare cheats pocketed €138 million in benefits from department since 2018
Social Welfare
More than 37,000 cases of fraud or suspected fraud have been detected in the past six years, with most of the phoney claims relating to unemployment benefits
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Weekly social welfare payment to double to €450 for some unemployed people
Social Welfare
Cabinet approved a decision this week that will double Jobseeker's Benefit for some recipients
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Bear Grylls says kids should join Scouts to help them get a job in the future
Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls explains how learning in nature will help students get a job especially with the advent of Artificial Intelligence.
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Tucker Carlson makes dig at Fox News with an unemployed joke in first appearance
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson attended an event in Alabama this week, with the former Fox News reporter cracking a joke about being unemployed after he was fired from the channel
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Ireland reaches full employment as unemployment rates drop to record low
Unemployment
Data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that unemployment levels in April dropped to 3.9 per cent
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Lizzie McGuire's Hilary Duff admits she is 'unemployed' after nearly 20 years off Disney
Hilary Duff
Singer and Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff admits she is 'unemployed' after over four years off the Hollywood big screen and no albums since 2015
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UB40 guitarist hits out at Tories and says country is like it was in the 1970s
Conservative Party
Singer and guitarist Robin Campbell has hit out at the Conservative Government, claiming the country is in the same bad state it was when the band formed decades ago
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Unemployment rate in Ireland at 20-year record low
Unemployment
Despite the bleak economic forecast, more people are employed in Ireland than ever
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Ireland's jobless rate rose slightly to 4.3% in August
Unemployment
The figures, released on Wednesday, show that the jobless rate went up from a rate of 4.2% in July 2022 and were down from 5.5% in August 2021
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Job losses at PayPal in Ireland as 307 workers to be let go in Dublin and Dundalk
Job losses
The global company did not comment on workers’ claims that the jobs are being relocated to Bangalore in India
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Fears for 1,630 jobs as construction giant Roadbridge goes into receivership
Unemployment
Roadbridge directly employs 630 workers across Ireland, the UK and Sweden. A further 1,000 indirect jobs will be negatively impacted, sources said
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Social welfare: Supports available as cut-off date for the PUP approaches and reductions begin
Social Welfare
People who are currently in receipt of the PUP will see an end to the scheme on March 29
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Government faces pressure from all sides to restart PUP as Covid-19 cases rise
Unemployment
'This shutdown stops thousands of workers earning money, the money they need to pay their bills'
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Kate Garraway reveals Prince Charles reached out to her amid Derek's Covid battle
Kate Garraway
Good Morning Britain star Kate Garraway previously spoke about a mystery royal who reached out to her during her husband Derek Draper's Covid battle - and has now revealed it was Prince Charles
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Social welfare: Thousands of people who were on the PUP due surprise payment this week
Unemployment
In terms of an amount, €1 million was paid in PUP arrears to just over 244,000 recipients, a decrease of over 23,000 people from the previous seven days
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Government indicates it could make major social welfare changes in coming months
Social Welfare
Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath also signalled there could be a reform of the social welfare system in Budget 2022
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Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo donates £250,000 to charity in fight against food poverty
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Wolverhampton Wanderer's Portuguese coach has dug deep into his own pocket to help reduce the effects of food poverty and support residents of the city affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Department issue Pandemic Unemployment Payment update as over 62,000 new recipients paid
Social Welfare
All Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payments issued will be in recipients’ bank accounts or at their post office on Tuesday
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Leo Varadkar confirms that February cuts to Pandemic Unemployment Payment won't go ahead
Leo Varadkar
Both PUP and EWSS will remain at current rates at least until the end of March
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What date will the Pandemic Unemployment Payment Christmas bonus be paid? All you need to know
Social Welfare
The Christmas bonus will cost around €94 million
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