Social welfare recipients will begin receiving their Christmas Bonus payments for 2021 shortly as the one-off benefit is due within days. The annual cash bonus is given to people claiming a long-term social welfare payment. The bonus is 100% of the normal weekly long-term social welfare payment which claimants receive, with the minimum amount being
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The updated €2.2bn mica redress scheme will cover 7,500 properties, including 1,000 social homes. The scheme will be extended beyond the original scope, which only included homeowners living in their own properties. Rented accommodation that is registered with the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) will now be able to avail of redress. However, this will be
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Almost two-thirds of people believe the major requirement in the Central Bank’s mortgage lending rules should be relaxed, while half believe the deposit needed to do so should be lowered. In the years following the financial crash of 2009, the regulator for financial services in Ireland sought ways of ensuring such a crisis was prevented
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The Christmas season is fast approaching and so too is the hike in general living costs during the cold winter months. Many people’s situations may have changed throughout the Covid pandemic, whether that be their employment status, the size of their family, or a new living situation. There are plenty of social welfare schemes in
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Shared ownership “isn’t limited to first-time buyers”, said MoneySavingExpert. The scheme is also open to previous homeowners who are struggling to get back on the property ladder, as well as existing shared owners. However, the rules in England and for the devolved schemes in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can differ. Shared ownership in England Shared
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Social welfare recipients will begin receiving their Christmas Bonus payments for 2021 shortly as the one-off benefit is due within days. The annual cash bonus is given to people claiming a long-term social welfare payment. The bonus is 100% of the normal weekly long-term social welfare payment which claimants receive, with the minimum amount being
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Hospitality Ireland presents a round-up of island of Ireland hotel news. George Best Hotel Administrators Not In Position To Complete Venture As reported by The Irish News, the administrators of the former George Best Hotel in Belfast have announced that they are not in a position to complete the hospitality venture. Launched by Liverpool developer
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The details of a redress scheme for thousands of homeowners whose properties were built with defective blocks will go to Cabinet this morning. The scheme will offer a 100% grant for repair and rebuilding works up to a total of €420,000. However, the amount that homeowners will receive per square foot of each property was
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A group of hardy souls will brave the elements this coming, Friday night, December 3, for a charity sleepout to raise money for homelessness charity Focus Ireland. The sleepout is the brainchild of local Stranorlar woman, Nuala Malone and Shaun McGlynn of Profitness, Ballybofey. Nuala said “I remember when I was young homelessness was something
Ministers shift burden of Covid controls to parents Ministers are to advise that children only engage in one social outing per week, effectively shifting the burden of driving down the Covid rate onto parents. Shareholders blow whistle on alleged harassment by Web Summit chief Paddy Cosgrave Claims of bullying, particularly of women, highlighted in latest