Core social welfare rates, Fuel Allowance and Carer's Allowance among payments facing increases as Budget 2026 changes take ...

Budget 2026 brings social welfare hikes, expanded eligibility for certain benefits and increased weekly income thresholds ...

The Social Democrats have called on the government to show a true commitment to introducing a cost of disability payment in ...

The number of people under 30 in receipt of disability allowance has doubled in a decade according to Department of Social Protection figures. The figures also show the proportion of recipients in ...

With banks and post office opening hours changed due to the festive period, there will be a change to next week's social ...

Spiralling numbers of people, including children, being diagnosed with disabilities will have a “progressively significant impact on social welfare ... spending,” in coming years, a Department of ...

Budget 2025 was announced earlier this month, and it contained a €1.2 billion social welfare package “targeted to those with the greatest need”, according to Public Expenditure Minister Paschal ...

The bulk of the changes to social welfare schemes announced in Budget 2026 will take effect from the beginning of January, ...

In response to Paul Hosford’s article — ‘Disability allowance appeals surge as thousands of rejected applications later approved’ ( Irish Examiner, November 25) — I too would love to see an internal ...