But no matter. The noncontributory State pension is a social-welfare payment made to people who do not have a sufficient PRSI contributions at retirement to qualify for a contributory pension.

The workers dressed in red T-shirts have locked the gate of the Ministry, depriving vehicles from going in and out of the premises. The workers dressed in red T-shirts have locked the gate of the ...

“Cancer touches us all,” Biden wrote on social media. “Like so many of you, Jill and I have learned that we are strongest in the broken places. Thank you for lifting us up with love and support.” On ...

As Donald Trump works to undermine the Social Security Administration, his ultrarich Social Security commissioner, Frank Bisignano, was just approved for a giant tax break on a $484 million capital ...

June is fast approaching and next month there are important social welfare and cost of living changes to take note of. These include a social welfare date change, a €2,000 grant being paid and ...

The group has published magazine-style reports on its website and social media pages listing ... Other changes specific to Florida’s child welfare system likely also helped.

CORE social welfare payments should be hiked to €266 each week to prevent Irish households from "falling behind" the rest of society, a think tank has said. This would mean vital payments such ...

The political strategists and the candidate select the idea they think is easiest to sell to voters and the speechwriters and social media managers then craft the messaging. For President Donald ...

“Too many able-bodied adults on welfare are not working at all,” they wrote. “And too often we don’t even ask them to. For many, welfare is no longer a lifeline to self-sufficiency but a ...

Social media platforms have become increasingly opaque at precisely the moment their influence on society has reached unprecedented levels. Over the long-term, we need to conceptualize true ...

Social Security beneficiaries are at risk of receiving a smaller benefit if they’ve fallen behind on their student loans. The Trump administration recently announced it would move to offset ...

Mr. Turner is the secretary of housing and urban development. America’s welfare programs were created with a noble purpose: to help those who needed them most — our seniors, individuals with ...