Working for Work : Chapter 1 : Social Welfare Payments

Introduction

The Social Welfare system in Ireland has become more complex and complicated. In our work with affiliates and members of the public the INOU has found that many people are not aware of the full range of payments and supports available through the Department of Social Protection and the Health Service Executive (HSE). As a result many people do not access payments to which they may be entitled.

In this chapter we provide basic information about Social Welfare Payments - what payments are available, what your rights are, what you may be entitled to and how to get them, with more in-depth information about specific payments and issues in later chapters.

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