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Hike in State Pension and PRSI payments - New 'controversial' proposals from Pension Commission

The Government has published a report which proposes to increase the State pension age by three months every year from 2028. This proposal is part of the report of the Pensions Commission that Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has ...

08 Oct 2021 at 13:09

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New opt-out pension scheme will turn present system 'on its head' - Humphreys

A new opt-out pension scheme will turn the present system "on its head". That's according to the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, who today (October 10) announced government approval of an Automatic Enrolment scheme to ...

10 Oct 2022 at 11:46

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Unemployment support to be linked to time spent working, says minister

Job-seeker support is set to incorporate a pay-related element under proposals being brought to Cabinet. Under plans developed by Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys, people who lose their jobs will be entitled to more than ...

20 Nov 2023 at 17:11

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Double child benefit, energy credits and bonus pension pay - how to claim extra funds after Budget 2025

The Government has unveiled its multi-billion euro Budget today, with a highly anticipated cost-of-living package. The Coalition has promised further tax cuts, social welfare payment increases and spending on infrastructure. In his ...

01 Oct 2024 at 14:43

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REVEALED: Major changes to state pensions will come into effect on January 1st

Major changes to state pensions are due to come into effect on January 1st. That's according to the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, who today (December 29) announced new flexible pension arrangements for people ...

29 Dec 2023 at 10:12

Government will approach pensions age recommendation with an ‘open mind’

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Government will approach pensions age recommendation with ‘open mind’

The Taoiseach said that the Government will approach the recommendation to retain the state pension at its current age of 66 with “an open mind”. In a report published on Wednesday, the Social Protection Committee recommended ...

02 Feb 2022 at 14:37

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Workers prepared to pay price of keeping pension age at 66, says Varadkar

The cost of keeping the pension age at 66 is a price most workers are prepared to pay, the Taoiseach has insisted. Leo Varadkar was defending the move to increase PRSI rates over the next five years to bolster the Social ...

22 Nov 2023 at 13:02

National News

Third of workers have no private pension cover – CSO

A third of workers aged between 20 and 69 have no private pension cover and will depend on state pension in retirement, a new report shows. Figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) reveal there has been a slight ...

26 Feb 2024 at 15:58

National News

Climate action measures and Slaintecare not properly costed, committee told

Full costings for financing climate action measures and healthcare reform have not been fully provided by the government, Ireland’s economic watchdog has told TDs and Senators. Representatives of the Irish Fiscal ...

13 Jul 2022 at 18:55

National News

Government accused of ‘failing’ pensioners with ’40 euro weekly shortfall’

Pensioner Vinod Bajaj said the Government is “failing” older people, claiming there is a shortfall of almost 40 euros per week in the state pension. The 74-year-old who lives in Limerick said the Government ...

01 Oct 2024 at 18:36

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Automatic pension scheme to be approved

A scheme that will see 800,000 private sector workers automatically enrolled in a pension is to be approved by Cabinet today. Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has set out how she will ...

27 Mar 2024 at 11:57

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Decision to delay start of auto-enrolment pension scheme ‘logistical issue’

A government decision to delay the start of an auto-enrolment for hundreds of thousands of workers in a state-backed pension scheme is down to a “logistical issue”, Taoiseach Micheal Martin has said....

28 Apr 2025 at 13:59

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