Budget 2026: Sting in tail with apartment VAT rules, exit tax and fuel allowance changes
Readers are still looking to see if there is anything in Budget 2026 that will improve their household finances
Social Welfare Payments
How do welfare payments compare with what you get north of the Border?
We take a look at some of the major payments - pension, unemployment and child benefit
Budget 2026 Q&A: ‘What are the changes to inheritance tax and reliefs?’ Your questions answered
Expert advice on the latest budget measures, from tax and pensions, to inheritance, childcare and more
How will welfare changes affect children in poverty, pensioners, single parents?
Budget 2026: Minister will be hoping children in poverty and disabled people will feel the greatest uplift – but will they?
No need for a calculator to learn how the budget will affect your pocket
Budget 2026: Most if not all of the gains will be wiped out by the enduring cost-of-living crisis
Budget 2026: What it means for Irish households and businesses
Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock
Budget Calculator 2026: From social welfare to tax how this year’s budget will affect your income
Use our calculator to find out what this year's budget means for you and your money
Anti-populist budget offers little for middle-income earners
Many will notice the absence of personal tax reliefs, energy credits and double child benefit
Budget 2026 main points: Renters’ tax credit extended, minimal personal tax changes
Here is our detailed summary with a list of all the key measures
The days when the budget was a shared national event in Ireland are over
People now receive budget news as a series of personalised bullet points delivered through whatever channel they prefer
Basic income support scheme for artists to be made permanent and opened to new entrants in budget
Negotiations down to the wire, with five big-spending departments yet to agree their budget allocations
Looking out for landmines in a tight budget
Ministers have been taken aback at spending allocations they believe will store up political problems for them
Healthy food shop for low-income families costs up to a third of weekly pay, report finds
Households reliant on social welfare spend a larger percentage of take home income on food, according to Safefood
Calleary pushes for €12 social welfare increase in budget despite Government resistance
Minister argues increase is only way to tackle child poverty and support people with disabilities
Live register claims down 0.5 per cent in August
Dublin saw the highest percentage increase in claims during the month
Heather Humphreys dropped disability plan due to ‘genuine concerns raised’
Fine Gael defends presidential candidate’s record on disability rights following accusation
Pensioners do not need to panic over Revenue letter about owed tax
Letters were not targeting pensioners specifically and offer options if you do have an outstanding tax bill, perhaps because of your state pension
Budget boosts of up to €1,000 per worker dropped as Ministers seek era of restraint
Economic uncertainty pushes Finance Ministers to roll back payments – even at political cost
Rise in pensioners and disability payments swell welfare bill by one third in a decade
Social welfare payments are spiralling - from €19.9 billion in 2015 to €27 billion a decade later
Rising number of neurodivergent children on disability payments prompts welfare dependency fears
Number receiving domiciliary care allowance up by as much as 46% in some areas over five years
Live register claims down 2.8% in May
Dublin and Kildare saw the biggest increases in people claiming jobseeker’s benefit or allowance
Social welfare fraud does not necessarily die with you
Executors have a legal duty to notify Department of Social Protection if they understand there is money owing to it
Social welfare payments for those who lose jobs will be linked to previous earnings from Monday
Three weekly payment rates are available under the scheme for qualifying workers
‘None of this would have happened but for her’: Widower who won law change over pension inequality welcomes reform
John O’Meara challenged refusal to allow him to receive the contributory welfare payment after his partner died
A rent-free January – and other budget benefits set to kick in this month
Changes announced in Budget 2025 on taxes, housing costs, welfare and the minimum wage will take some edge off household bills
Social welfare Christmas payments: Dates, when are the increases and is there a double payment?
Social welfare recipients will receive two payments at the same time this week
Number of jobseeker’s allowance recipients sanctioned this year set to double
Payment reductions imposed on 9,000 people up to end of October compared with 5,200 for entirety of 2023, figures show
I’m a full-time carer for my mother and disabled brother. Am I entitled to any State support?
Family carers are among the most invisible people in society and save the State billions of euro - but you may be entitled to carer’s allowance
Are you eligible for up to €30,000 in Government-funded retrofit works?
The energy upgrade scheme can provide thousands of euro in upgrades leading to a warmer home, lower bills and a more valuable property
Double pension and child benefit payments and cost-of-living lump sums to be paid by December 3rd
Timing of the payments will likely fuel speculation around an early general election
Budget 2025 will only increase rich-poor gap, Social Justice Ireland says
Budget measures fail to match the stated ambition of tackling child poverty, says NGO
Budget 2025: Opposition calls for election as Coalition defends budget ‘bonanza’ in face of fierce criticism
Labour says budget was ‘all glitter and full of shiny gimmicks’; Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has said she ‘wants to see a full restoration’ of barristers fees
What wasn’t in Budget 2025 but could have been?
Government criticised for not indexing minimum social welfare payments
Budget 2025 Q&A: inheritance tax and welfare changes the main focus for readers
Record interest among readers in wide-ranging live online post-budget question and answer session
Crosswords & Puzzles
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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