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12/10/2012
'Core' Social Welfare Benefits To Survive Budget
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has pledged that basic social welfare payments, such as the dole and pension, will not be cut in the Budget.
Ms Burton was speaking at a pre-Budget session with 31 lobby groups like Age Action Ireland and carer’s groups.
However, the Dublin West TD would not elaborate on what she considered “core” welfare rates.
“We are committed to maintaining the basic, core social welfare rates that we’re committed to reforming social welfare so that people who are currently unemployed and claiming social welfare, if we get them back to work, every time that happens, it saves the State at least €200 a week and then they start to pay tax,” she said.
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Ms Burton was speaking at a pre-Budget session with 31 lobby groups like Age Action Ireland and carer’s groups.
However, the Dublin West TD would not elaborate on what she considered “core” welfare rates.
“We are committed to maintaining the basic, core social welfare rates that we’re committed to reforming social welfare so that people who are currently unemployed and claiming social welfare, if we get them back to work, every time that happens, it saves the State at least €200 a week and then they start to pay tax,” she said.
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