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Jobseeker's Benefit
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Last year
2023
Jobseeker's Benefit
Unemployed who worked 5 years or more before losing job to get €450 per week under Govt plan
48
56.8k
Feb 10th 2023, 4:46 PM
All time
Social Welfare
Proposed overhaul of jobseeker's benefit would directly link payment to previous earnings
34
29.9k
Dec 7th 2022, 3:44 PM
Social Welfare
Warning over linking unemployment benefits to previous earnings
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31.5k
Jun 10th 2022, 12:11 PM
Social Protection
'Insanity': Criticism as unemployment benefit to be paid at post offices rather than online
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121k
Feb 7th 2022, 12:05 AM
THE MORNING LEAD
ICTU: Scrap 'inadequate' unemployment welfare system and link payments to past earnings
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32.6k
Nov 15th 2021, 12:05 AM
Welfare
State pension and core social welfare payments to increase by €5 per week
26
33.4k
Oct 12th 2021, 2:48 PM
pricey trip
Going overseas against travel advice will cost claimants Jobseekers or PUP payments
201
139k
Jul 4th 2020, 6:00 PM
Self-employed
Government to go ahead with plans for self-employed to access jobseeker's payments
44
17.5k
Jun 28th 2019, 4:16 PM
FACTCHECK
FactFind: How does Ireland's jobseeker's benefit compare to the rest of the EU?
118
62.1k
Oct 4th 2017, 10:00 PM
Social Protection
Waiting times for social welfare payments vary from one week to 40 weeks
30
49.4k
Nov 1st 2016, 6:00 AM
FACTCHECK
FactCheck: How do jobseeker's payments here compare to Northern Ireland?
108
59.2k
Oct 11th 2016, 8:00 AM
Jobseeker's Benefit
Varadkar plans to raise dole payments depending on how long you've worked
88
22.3k
Jul 25th 2016, 11:32 AM
Show Me The Money
Under 26 and on the dole? Labour has some good news for you - sort of
76
34.6k
Nov 23rd 2015, 6:00 PM
Voices
'Dear Joan:
Today, I sat in a dole office and cried to a complete stranger through a glass partition'
384
38.2k
Jan 9th 2015, 8:00 PM
seasonal jobs
Signing off for Christmas work? Your dole will be restored 'immediately' afterwards
67
14.9k
Nov 7th 2014, 4:19 PM
Live Register
Almost 3,000 extra young people were signing on last month
74
10.3k
Jul 2nd 2014, 1:17 PM
sit tight
Appealing a social welfare decision? You could be in for a long wait
6
8.7k
Jun 16th 2014, 7:00 AM
Social Protection
Jobseeker payments expenditure to fall by as much as 20 per cent
24
12.8k
Feb 23rd 2014, 7:30 AM
error
Social welfare payments delayed by one day, affecting 32,700 people
139
30.4k
Jul 16th 2013, 9:14 PM
Social Welfare
€669 million saved through social welfare control measures in 2012
78
10.5k
Mar 8th 2013, 6:10 PM
Euroleaks
Government to hire private companies to find work for long-term unemployed
133
11.1k
Jan 11th 2013, 11:25 AM
Unemployment
Small drop in live register figures - but unemployment stays at 14.6 per cent
24
3.1k
Jan 4th 2013, 12:13 PM
Budget 2013
Dáil to begin debating Budget's changes to social welfare system
49
4.3k
Dec 11th 2012, 12:15 PM
Social Protection
Burton asks for extra €685 million in social protection funding... for 2012
18
4.6k
Dec 5th 2012, 11:41 AM
Budget 2013
Readers' Panel Part One: What are you expecting from Budget 2013?
21
5.1k
Dec 4th 2012, 7:15 AM
Christmas
Burton: Unemployed who work over Christmas "should not have any concerns"
26
10.4k
Nov 19th 2012, 12:27 PM
Welfare
Oireachtas committee considers access to welfare for self-employed
38
5.9k
Oct 3rd 2012, 1:19 PM
Benefits
Just 10-20 per cent of people better off on dole, says ESRI
64
4.8k
Jun 16th 2012, 10:04 AM
Voices
Column:
Our welfare system is broken. We can fix it… by paying everybody.
111
1.1k
May 28th 2012, 7:15 AM
Welfare
Those on benefits do not have enough for 'basic standard of living'
135
5.1k
Feb 6th 2012, 8:31 AM
Welfare
New welfare 'profiling' to determine when jobless likely to find work
83
5.6k
Jan 24th 2012, 7:47 PM
Budget 2012
Changes to part-time jobseeker's payment will not benefit unemployed - INOU
24
3.1k
Dec 6th 2011, 7:00 AM
CAB
Criminal Assets Bureau takings now over €133million
5
2.2k
Nov 22nd 2011, 8:11 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock
5
2.6k
Jul 18th 2011, 4:44 PM
Unemployment
Unemployment rate increased in May, reaching 14.8 per cent
8
531
Jun 1st 2011, 11:24 AM
Live Register
Unemployment down slightly as Live Register is unchanged
2
561
May 5th 2011, 12:01 PM
Live Register
Unemployment stays at 14.7 per cent as live register rises
494
Mar 30th 2011, 2:52 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.
844
Jan 6th 2011, 4:51 PM
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