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Minister Humphreys publishes Social Welfare Statistics Annual Report 2019

Today, the Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys TD, has announced the publication of the Statistical Information on Social Welfare Services Annual Report 2019. The figures in this report refer to expenditure, recipients and beneficiaries ...

28 Aug 2020 at 08:00

Local News

Call made to restore funding for dental treatment services

Labour Party spokesperson for the Glenties Electoral Area, Seamus Rodgers, has called on Government to widen access to dental care by restoring the Dental Treatment Benefit scheme to pre-2009 levels after problems impacting on medical card holders ...

20 Apr 2021 at 20:45

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Record number of families benefitting from subsidised childcare, O'Gorman confirms

A record number of families in Ireland are now benefitting from subsidised early learning and childcare. That's according to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, who today (January 19) ...

19 Jan 2023 at 16:04

Business

Benefit review for seasonal and part time workers in Donegal welcomed

Deputy Pat the Cope Gallagher has welcomed that the review into Seasonal and Part time workers entitlements for Job Seekers Benefits is underway – the matter was raised by me on numerous occasions since the last General Election. A ...

05 Feb 2017 at 00:51

Local News

Good News: Over 1,600 people off the Donegal Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) since the start of June

The reopening of many Donegal businesses at the beginning of the month has seen a dramatic decrease of over 1,600 in the weekly numbers receiving the weekly pandemic unemployment benefit (PUP) in the county. Over the past week the ...

16 Jun 2021 at 11:03

Business

DONEGAL FARMERS ENTITLED TO ILLNESS BENEFIT IF AFFECTED BY COVID-19

IFA Farm Family & Social Affairs Chair Caroline Farrell has welcomed changes that mean Donegal farmers and other self-employed throughout the country, if diagnosed with COVID-19 or are suspected of having COVID-19, will be ...

13 Mar 2020 at 14:15

Local News

PUP payments in Donegal show some Christmas cheer as numbers drop

How long it will last, we simply do not know but there was some Christmas cheer for those in Donegal this week, with the news that the number of people receiving the Pandemic Unemployment payment was 1,384 less than it ...

17 Dec 2020 at 11:34

Local News

Double child benefit will be paid to over 22,000 Donegal families today

Over 600,000 families in Ireland will receive double Child Benefit payments today (December 5), including over 22,000 Donegal families. The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, confirmed 650,000 ...

05 Dec 2023 at 13:13

Local News

Availing of Parent’s Benefit has increased almost five-fold in last year

The number of parents availing of Parent’s Benefit has increased almost five-fold compared to the same period last year. And the Department of Social Protection has issued Parent’s Benefit payments valued at ...

17 Aug 2021 at 10:08

Local News

'Cross border workers entitled to Covid-19 Benefit' - Pádraig Mac Lochlainn TD

With everyone except 'essential workers' adhering to the government's coronavirus stay at home guidelines, cross border workers are among the thousands of people out of work. There was considerable ...

02 Apr 2020 at 13:01

Local News

102,843 cost-of-living payments have been issued in Donegal

102,843 cost-of-living payments have been issued in Donegal, it has emerged. 20,925 Donegal families received the double Child Benefit that was paid in November; 48,825 Autumn double payments for ...

23 Nov 2022 at 17:58

Local News

LATEST: Donegal pandemic unemployment payment recipients up over 400 in last two weeks

The number of Donegal people who are now in receipt of the pandemic unemployment payment (PUP) has reached almost 2,000 again, it was announced this evening. The New Year spike results from ...

05 Jan 2022 at 18:05

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