The Compassionate Allowances program grants individuals with rare or terminal disabilities to gain expedited access to their ...

The social welfare deputy ministry on Tuesday defended the reduction in the number of pensioners eligible for the ...

The scheme helps with the cost of heating for over 400,000 households across the country. Those who qualify for the payment can choose to receive 28 weekly payments of €33 or two lump sum payments of ...

Under the Ministry of Social Welfare, the monthly allowances will be raised by Tk50 to Tk150, depending on the specific programme. Additionally, more than 5 lakh new beneficiaries will be added across ...

The Department of Financial Assistance was given a supplementary of $911,000 to provide a monthly Personal Care Allowance of ...

THOUSANDS of Irish people are set to face a €171.55 hike in electricity bills this week – but there is a way to help with ...

A WEEKLY €33 social welfare boost that’s paid out to some 409,721 Irish households will end in just 10 days time. Fuel ...

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed people over State Pension age living in 17 council areas across ...

Social media critic Daniel Regha in a recent tweet responded to Nigerians who have been linking the new NYSC N77k allowance ...

The government's largest social safety net programme is the "Old Age Allowance" programme. Under this scheme, the monthly allowance next year will be increased by Tk 50 to Tk 650.

They applied for what's called a Social Security Administration "compassion allowance" in December in the hope that the funds ...