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Taxpayer foots bill for more than €15m worth of incorrect welfare payments

Taxpayer foots bill for more than €15m worth of incorrect welfare payments

Sun, 02 Nov, 2025

A total of €7.97 million in benefits were written off last year, up more than €300,000 on the equivalent figure of €7.64 million from 2023.

Double child benefit and no rise to jobseeker’s allowance on cards for budget

Double child benefit and no rise to jobseeker’s allowance on cards for budget

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

Minister Heather Humphreys said that a €20 increase for all social welfare payments would cost €1.5 billion