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In Ireland, there are two categories of social security, contributory (social insurance), and non-contributory (social assistance), as well as three main types of payments: Social insurance payments; Means-tested payments [1] Universal payments [2]
The Department of Social Protection (Irish: An Roinn Cosanta Sóisialta) is a department of the Government of Ireland, tasked with administering Ireland's social welfare system. It oversees the provision of income support and other social services. It is led by the Minister for Social Protection.
The Personal Public Service Number (PPS Number or simply PPSN) (Irish: Uimhir Phearsanta Seirbhíse Poiblí, or Uimh. PSP) is a unique identifier of individuals in Ireland.It is issued by the Client Identity Services section of the Department of Social Protection, on behalf of Ireland's Minister for Social Protection.
The Old Age Pensions Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7.c. 40) is an act of Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, passed in 1908.The act is one of the foundations of modern social welfare in both the present-day United Kingdom and the Irish Republic and forms part of the wider social welfare reforms of the Liberal government of 1906–1914.
The Minister for Social Protection (Irish: An tAire Cosanta Sóisialta) is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Social Protection. The current Minister for Social Protection is Heather Humphreys. She is also Minister for Rural and Community Development. She is assisted by two Ministers of State:
A social welfare model is a system of social welfare ... Ireland and Canada do provide, among other things, universal single payer health care, redistribute income ...
The Commission on Social Welfare (CSW) was a commission in Ireland that from 1983 to 1986 reviewed social welfare in the country. [1] Social security policy between 1987 and 1994 was heavily influenced by the findings of the CSW. [2] The final report of the Commission recommended raising social welfare payments.
Social expenditure as % of GDP (). A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for citizens unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions ...