The Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance is a one-off, means-tested payment. It is aimed at helping families with the extra costs of children starting school each autumn. How Much Is It ? The amount for each eligible child aged 4-11 on or before 30 September 2020 is €150 The amount for each eligible […]
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The closure of businesses, because of Covid-19 affected thousands of workers in Ireland. To help people who had lost income, the government introduced the Pandemic Unemployment Payment. How Much is the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment The Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment was initially €203 a week . From the 24th March it was increased to €350 […]
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Welfare has issued a statement asking people to confirm eligibility by 13 July. Social Welfare are asking everyone who is currently in receipt of the COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment to confirm their continued entitlement to this payment. Your payment may be stopped if you don’t confirm your entitlement. To continue receiving this payment you must […]
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The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection has warned people that there are fake text messages about Covid-19 payments being sent to mobile phones. The texts are sent from an unknown number and they tell people that they are entitled to a Covid-19 payment. There is a link to click which is labelled ” […]
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There are 9 public holidays in Ireland each year. Some people refer to them as Bank Holidays – but not all Bank Holidays are also Public Holidays. The next Bank Holiday in Ireland will be Monday August 3rd 2020. and this date is also a public holiday. A Bank Holiday is a day on which […]
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