Column: We should be giving jobless people the money we’re wasting
The funds we’re currently spending on make-work training programmes should be handed directly to unemployed people, writes Aaron McKenna.
View ArticleGovt to launch plan to get people back to work
Sustainable employment is the aim of the Government’s new Pathways to Work programme.
View ArticleColumn: Here’s what it’s like to be one of the long-term unemployed
Losing friends and juggling bills as your confidence ebbs away – politicians don’t understand the reality of joblessness, writes Alan McMenamin.
View ArticleMan dressed as dead mother for six years in welfare fraud
New York con artist collected his late mother’s Social Security payments after her death.
View Article101 prisoners claimed social welfare despite being behind bars this year
The Department of Social Protection has been cracking down on the number of prisoners who claim social welfare benefits while in jail.
View ArticleRichard Tol: This says more about the ESRI’s professionalism than mine
The academic who co-authored the controversial article which was withdrawn by the ESRI said he stands over his findings.
View ArticleJust 10-20 per cent of people better off on dole, says ESRI
The economic think-tank has revised the findings from a controversial working paper which it pulled earlier this week.
View ArticleWorking costs parents up to €400 a week – provisional study
However, the costs fall dramatically as children grow older and begin school.
View ArticleJunior minister under fire over ‘no work, no benefits’ call
Shane McEntee’s suggestion that young people shouldn’t get welfare unless they join a work scheme has been labelled “hypocritical” by a youth group.
View ArticleColumn: Reasons for making childcare tax-deductible are solid…
…So why is the Department of Finance dragging its heels on figuring out that this policy would be cash-positive for the State, asks independent TD Stephen Donnelly.
View ArticlePoll: Should wealthy parents be given the option to hand back child benefit?
Reports today suggest that wealthy parents may be given the option to return the €140 monthly payment. Good idea? Bad idea?
View ArticleColumn: Should the rich give back their benefits? No – it’s the wrong question.
This idea is a cover for the Government’s ineptitude, writes Aaron McKenna. Have we forgotten the point of social welfare?
View ArticleColumn: Forget about our ‘economic sovereignty’ – let’s look at what matters
Fears over ceding our sovereignty are misplaced – people do it all the time, writes Ronan Lyons. Here’s what we should be focusing on instead.
View ArticleJobseekers have benefits cut for not accepting work or training offers
The Department of Social Protection recently introduced a measure to allow payments to be reduced by up to €44 a week for those refusing to take up job interviews, training, or employment offers.
View ArticleIBRC CEO paid €600,000 + in allowances over three years
Alan Dukes of IBRC told Minister Michael Noonan that staff pay cuts at the bank were not pursued partly because of the difficulty in retaining and attracting staff.
View ArticleESRI: One in five people are living in jobless households
The percentage of households where adults are not working has grown from 15 per cent to 22 per cent in just three years.
View ArticleSpain passes massive austerity cutbacks
Crowds gathered today to protest against job and benefit cuts as well as the tax increases passed today.
View ArticleUK: Jobseekers could be remotely monitored on compulsory website
The website allows unemployed users to upload a CV to be matched to suitable job openings.
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