- Read more: Department of Social Protection: Annual Report 2023
The Department of Social Protection has published its Annual Report 2023.
- Read more: In Transit? Insights from the lived experience of lone parents claiming Jobseeker’s Transitional Payment
The introduction of Jobseeker’s Transitional payment (JST) for lone parents was one of the most controversial social protection reforms implemented following the 2008 financial crisis. This briefing sets out some of the key findings of a piece of research on the introduction of JST, called ‘In Transit?’[i]. The research sought to bring the perspective of…
- Read more: Pay-Related Benefits – a fundamental reform of the social welfare system
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, has recently announced that the Government has given approval for the establishment of a new Pay-Related Jobseeker’s Benefit System in Ireland.[i] This she described as ‘fundamental reform of the social welfare system’. It is planned (perhaps optimistically) that the new system will be introduced in the second…
- Read more: Pandemic Unemployment Payments (PUP): Trends and Sectoral Impacts
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the Irish economy and labour market, with Ireland experiencing a steep decline in economic activity. Many sectors have been badly hit due to the closing of non-essential businesses and lockdown measures necessary to contain the spread of coronavirus
