Child Benefit scheme will extend to 60,000 more children from May
It is in response to the significant number of 18-year-olds still in secondary schools across Ireland. The Child Benefit scheme will be extended to 18-year-olds and brought forward ahead of schedule, it has been revealed. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphries will ask the Cabinet to approve the extension of child benefit to 18-year-olds from […]
2 years ago
The tidiest town in Ireland for 2023 has been crowned
Nearly 900 towns countrywide competed this year for the prestigious TidyTowns Awards. Abbeyleix in Laois has been named both Ireland’s Tidiest Town and Ireland’s Tidiest Small Town for 2023. The ceremony for this year’s SuperValu TidyTowns Awards took place on Friday (6 October) at Croke Park in Dublin and saw 887 towns across the country […]
2 years ago
CONFIRMED: Dates revealed for delivery of Cost of Living lump sum payments
Eight lump sum payments will be rolled out shortly. Following the unveiling of the ‘two-for-one’ Budget last month, we now know precisely when the announced cost of living lump sum payments will be delivered to the public. Eight individual lump sum payments are set to be paid out in order to assist with the country’s […]
3 years ago
Government launches recruitment drive for 27,500 construction workers over five years
The Government is planning on building 33,000 homes each year to 2030. 27,500 jobs in the construction sector are set to be created across the next five years as part of plans to build new homes across the country. Heather Humphreys and Simon Harris launched the Housing For All FutureBuilding Initiative on Thursday (5 May). […]
4 years ago
Government lists the 27 locations to receive €21.5 million for regeneration projects
New remote working hubs and community centres are on the way. The Government has announced that €21.5 million will be spent on 27 regeneration projects in rural communities around the country. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys made the announcement on Thursday (6 January). The plans involve repurposing old, derelict, and historical buildings […]
4 years ago
Here’s all the details on the reopening of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment
There will be five rates of PUP available, determined by your weekly earnings. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys announced the full details of the reopening of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment on Monday (6 December). Minister Humphreys confirmed the return of the scheme following the announcement of new restrictions on Friday. The reopening has been […]
4 years ago