Poll: Should officials monitor jobseekers’ online employment searches?
If someone is claiming benefits, should the government be allowed to monitor their online job searches on an official website?
View ArticleDepartment accused of having “systematic policy” of refusing Invalidity Pension
Minister Joan Burton said that Deputy Boyd Barrett’s “notion that social welfare illness payments and benefits are being denied to people is very, very wide of the mark”.
View ArticleUS Supreme Court tackles law on benefits for same-sex marriage couples
83-year-old Edith Windsor was ordered to pay federal inheritance taxes of $363,000 following the 2009 death of Thea Spyer, her partner of more than 40 years.
View ArticleRip-off pension charges make a ‘huge difference’ to your pension pot, says...
John Martin, who was behind the major OECD study published into Ireland’s pensions timebomb, says private pensions need to start sending regular letters out to people. Here’s why.
View ArticleRich pensioners ‘should give back any handouts they don’t need’
Free bus travel, free television licences, heating bill payments – one Conservative minister in Britain has suggested rich pensioners may not need them all.
View ArticleWhy getting older is secretly the greatest thing ever
There are SO many benefits to advancing years. But, sssh, don’t tell the whipper snappers.
View ArticleOver 141,000 social welfare applications rejected in 2013
Figures from the Department of Social Protection revealed more than 23,000 appeals were lodged in the first ten months of this year.
View ArticleNo difference in mortality rate between boys and girls relating to last...
The mortality rate was higher for boys than for girls, irrespective of the type of vaccine last offered.
View ArticleSmart Training: Here’s the skinny on good fats
You can’t lose weight and stay fit simply by removing fat from your diet. But you can give your body fats that are more beneficial to your health.
View ArticleThis diet will make you feel less tired, more energetic
Warning: there is absolutely no coffee in this diet.
View ArticleA European court has ruled against “welfare tourism”
The European Court of Justice said that Germany did not have to give a Romanian man benefits.
View ArticleWhat are supersets and why are they so damn good?
One of the reasons for their popularity amongst weightlifters is because it helps you overcome the dreaded plateau in your training.
View ArticlePoll: Should the top rate of income tax or the USC be cut in the next Budget?
Which cut would be more beneficial for you?
View ArticleCompany withdraws greeting card poking fun at people on benefits
Scribblers Cards has done some hasty backtracking.
View ArticleThe Viewing: Your vital round-up of property news from the week
Everything you need to know in one quick guided tour.
View ArticleDavid Cameron is planning to cut benefits for obese people
Doctors have said the plan may actually cost money, not save it.
View ArticleIf Australian parents don’t vaccinate their kids, they could miss out on €10k...
Under current Australian laws, parents who have “conscientious objections” about jabs can still claim payments.
View ArticleNew report finds that only 3% of jobseekers better off on the dole
The ESRI research found that eight out of 10 jobseekers would earn 40% more by finding work than staying on benefits.
View ArticleA woman fined for stealing a Mars bar has been given nearly €20,000 to pay it
The internet can be nice. Sometimes.
View ArticlePrimary teacher describes finding herself in cold house with no money for...
“Without St. Vincent de Paul I would still be living in a cold house and be going without food.”
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