Several measures from October’s budget will come into effect from January. A number of changes are set to come into effect in the coming days as part of Budget 2025, most notably a credit payment to all households in the country to assist with the rise in energy bills. Several measures from the October budget […]

1 year ago

This could mean an increase in your cash flow. Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty has confirmed that the welfare increases announced in Budget 2019 last year will go ahead in the last week of March. The social welfare increases will include an increase by €5 per week in the maximum personal rate of a […]

7 years ago

Approximately 2,800 people were affected. The Department of Employment Affairs & Social Protection has launched an investigation after almost 3,000 recipients of carer’s benefit failed to receive their weekly payment on Thursday morning. The department said it is investigating why recipients did not receive the payment as normal on Thursday and apologised to some 2,800 […]

8 years ago