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Retirees aged 65 no longer to be required to sign on Updated / Monday, 8 Feb 2021 17:03 65 to 66-year-olds will no longer have to sign on the Live Register or be genuinely seeking work Industry and Employment Correspondent People aged 65 will no longer have to sign on or be genuinely seeking work to receive social welfare income support in the year between retirement and qualifying for the State pension, Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has announced.  The new "Benefit Payment for 65-year-olds" will apply to people aged between 65 and 66, "who cease employment, whether volun...

New weekly payment of €203 introduced for 65-year-olds after rise of pension age A person in receipt of this payment will not be required to be available for full-time work. By Órla Ryan Monday 8 Feb 2021, 7:27 AM Feb 8th 2021, 7:27 AM 150,388 Views 53 Comments File photo A NEW SOCIAL welfare payment has been introduced for 65-year-olds who are no longer employed. Plans for such a payment were announced in the Programme for Government aft...

Clare FM Text 086 1800 964 5th February 2021 Figures throughout the rest of the county have remained relatively steady in the first month of 2021. CONTINUE READING BELOW 4,932 people were on the live register here at the end of last month – a three and a half percent increase on the same time last year. The main reason for the jump seems to be an increasing number of people lining the dole queues in Ennis – it now stands at 2,773, compared to just over 2,400 twelve months ago. Both North and West Clare have seen falls in the same time frame – the number of people signing o...

One in four out of work in January as Level 5 lockdown takes effect Young people continue to bear the brunt of pandemic unemployment The Covid-19 adjusted unemployment rate, including those on the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP), rose to 25% in January, up from 19.4% in December. Picture: Larry Cummins Wed, 03 Feb, 2021 - 11:55 Nicole Glennon One in four people were out of work in January, as the most recent lockdown came into full effect new figures from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show. The Covid-19 adjusted unemployment rate, including those on the Pandemic Unemployment Paymen...