Agri-Business
There are currently just over 3,400 recipients of Farm Assist, the Department of Social Protection...
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Almost 3,700 Farm Assist recipients will receive the October cost of living bonus payment this week, the Department of Social Protection said
Irish Rural Link (IRL) is calling on the government to increase the Farm Assist payment by a minimum €20 per week in Budget 2025.
Farmers in Co. Donegal received the most Farm Assist payments compared to any other county in 2023 according to latest figures.
The Committee on Social Protection has been told that farmers with designated land should see additional Farm Assist income disregards.
Oireachtas members have been told that Pillar II scheme payments should be "disregarded in their totality" from the Farm Assist means test.
The Department of Social Protection has confirmed that 4,299 Farm Assist recipients will receive a double payment this week.
From this week (beginning Monday, January 1), there will be an increased rate of payment for those that receive the Farm Assist payment.
A Christmas bonus of 100% will be paid during this week (beginning December 4, 2023) to people...
The number of Farm Assist recipients fell by nearly 11% in 2022, provisional data from the Department of Social Protection shows.
A member of the Seanad is calling on Minister Humphreys to launch a public information campaign to highlight the Farm Assist Scheme.
A 100% Christmas bonus will be paid to those in receipt of Farm Assist payments and other state...
5,004 farmers across the country qualified for the Farm Assist payment last year, according to the Department of Social Protection.
4,925 low-income farmers across the country received Farm Assist payments last year, according to the Department of Social Protection.
Decisions on 12 applications to the Farm Assist scheme in 2021 were revised upon appeal according to data from Minister Heather Humphreys.
The Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has today (Tuesday, June 13) introduced major new changes to the Farm Assist means test.
Farm Assist recipients will get their Christmas bonus next week, Minister for Social Protection,...
Recipients of the Farm Assist and Rural Social Scheme payments are in line for a Christmas Bonus to the tune of €2 million this year.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys has announced the start of the National Fuel Scheme for the 2020/2021 season.
There were over 13,000 total beneficiaries of the Farm Assist payment in 2019, including recipients and qualifying dependents.
A TD has said that there has recently been a cohort of farmers "horrified" to have found out that their insurance record was broken.
There have been calls for Farm Assist payments to be increased in line with the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment.
Fianna Fáil is calling for the application process for the Farm Assist Scheme to be simplified, arguing that it slows down farmers.
