Last Thursday (April 9th) a significant number of people were sent an email by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP) – otherwise known as Welfare. This email informed them that their claim for the Pandemic Unemployment of €350 a week had been cancelled or rejected..DEASP admitted, on Friday 10th, to sending out […]
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We do like comparisons of figures and statistics here at Money Guide Ireland.Usually we compare things like Energy prices or broadband costs, but we have dug out some interesting but maybe scary comparisons of the numbers of deaths related to Covid-19 The death figure for Ireland as of April 12th works out at 65 deaths […]
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We have discovered that there will be some increases to some Social Welfare payments as a result of the Covid-19 crisis Adult dependant increases The weekly rate for an adult dependant is being temporarily increased from €134.70 to €147 for 12 weeks for the following payments: Jobseeker’s Benefit Jobseeker’s Allowance Illness Benefit That is an […]
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