650,000 families would receive an additional €100 per child in Child Benefit payments, the Department of Social Protection has announced. Families will get the payment as additional help on Tuesday in a measure aimed at helping families with the cost-of-living crisis. The proposal, which was included in Budget 2023, will benefit more than 1.2 million … Read more
The European commission has approved the Government’s Temporary Business Energy Support Scheme (TBESS). The TBESS, as announced on Budget day, will assist businesses with their energy costs during the winter months. The TBESS will cost approximately €1.2 billion and The scheme will be administered by the Revenue Commissioners. The scheme will be open to businesses … Read more
The number of homeless people in Ireland hit record figures last month, with over 10,500 people accessing emergency accommodation. New figures released by the Department of Housing show that there were 10,568 people in emergency accommodation in July – an increase of 76 on the previous month. This is a slight increase compared to June, … Read more