Rural Life
Farm Assist payment increases begin this week
From this week (beginning Monday, January 1), there is an increased rate of payment for those who receive the Farm...
Rural Social Scheme
Rural Life
Almost 5,000 farmers received Farm Assist in 2021
4,925 low-income farmers across the country received Farm Assist payments last year, according to the Department of Social Protection. Donegal...
Agri-Business
Humphreys confirms community and rural employment scheme reforms
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys has secured Cabinet approval for major reforms to Community Employment (CE), Tús and...
Rural Life
TD warns future of Rural Social Scheme will 'devastate' communities
An independent TD has urged the Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys, to review the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) and...
Rural Life
TD calls for pension arrangement to include RSS supervisors
Independent TD, Sean Canney, has called on the government to include Rural Social Scheme (RSS) supervisors in pension arrangements agreed...
Rural Life
Community Employment and Rural Social Scheme reformed
The Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys has announced major reforms to Community Employment (CE) and the Rural Social Scheme...
Rural Life
Rural Social Scheme 'faces inevitable decline' if issues aren't addressed
The Rural Social Scheme (RSS) is at a “critical juncture” and “faces inevitable decline” if issues aren’t addressed, according to...
CAP / Schemes
Farm Assist and Rural Social Scheme recipients in line for €2 million Christmas Bonus
Recipients of the Farm Assist and Rural Social Scheme payments are in line for a Christmas Bonus to the tune...
Rural Life
'The Government strongly supports the Rural Social Scheme'
The Government strongly supports the work being carried out through the Rural Social Scheme (RSS), according to the Minister for Employment...
CAP / Schemes
Allocation of 250 new Rural Social Scheme places revealed
The allocation of 250 new Rural Social Scheme (RSS) places has been revealed this morning by the Minister for Employment Affairs...
CAP / Schemes
'No plans to review new participant duration limits in the Rural Social Scheme'
There are no plans to review the new participant duration limits recently introduced in the Rural Social Scheme, the Minister for...
CAP / Schemes
How many extra Rural Social Scheme places did your county receive?
Details of where the 500 extra places on the Rural Social Scheme for farmers and fishermen will be allocated have...
Agri-Business
'Reintroduction of income disregards must be part of Farm Assist review'
The Minister for Social Protection, Leo Varadkar, has been called on to ensure the reintroduction of income and child disregards...