Care is needed when planning to leave something to a person who is on means-tested social welfare support
Department of Social Protection
With spending promises already flooding in, expect another bazooka budget this year as the Coalition gears up for a general election
Payment for further year implemented four months earlier than had been scheduled
Department of Social Protection tells employers new rules will allow transfer from compulsory scheme to workplace alternative
Government has terminated a special sick pay scheme for the tiny proportion of staff who have developed long Covid and can no longer work
Change may be afoot, but there is no doubt that cohabiting couples lose out financially when compared to married people
Weekly threshold for employers to secure financial supports is to be reduced from 21 to 15 hours from April 1st
Case could have implications for large number of social welfare appeals
Mother of profoundly disabled boy challenges refusal of maximum care allowance in appeal of ‘systemic importance’ for carers
Plan by Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys to launch landmark project by the end of the year continues to draw a lot of scepticism
Q&A: New way of assessing eligibility for State pension will remove some of the unfairness of the current system
Pension Q&A: People need to apply for the widow(er)’s pension as it is not paid automatically unless you are a dependent adult of a State pensioner
Now I’m about to turn 66, the Government wants me to delay taking my State pension. So why penalise me for not taking it?
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