Social welfare
Government probes meat factories and RTÉ on self-employed workers
The Department of Social Protection has been probing allegations of bogus contractors in meat plants and in the national broadcaster
Inmates’ social welfare cut after data checks revealed they were in prison
The Department of Social Protection estimated that it saved €8 million from a number of data-matching exercises up to last September
Under pressure: how Covid-19 shook up the social welfare system
Between investigating PUP fraud and unprecedented numbers of new applications, social protection officials have battled a hugely increased workload since the coronavirus crisis began unfolding last March
It’s time to talk about a new post-Covid social welfare contract
New ideas should be explored that reflect a changed world, including universal basic income
