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1,500 lose Dole money for turning down work

Almost 1,500 people lost part of their Jobseekers Allowance for turning down work in the first ha...
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10.25 17 Sep 2013


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1,500 lose Dole money for turning down work

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10.25 17 Sep 2013


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Almost 1,500 people lost part of their Jobseekers Allowance for turning down work in the first half of 2013.

Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton's told the Labour Party think-in that the jobseekers had seen their Dole cut by up to €44 a week.

New rules introduced two years ago allow the Department of Social Protection to cut someone's Dole payments if they turn down a job offer, or don't show up to scheduled meetings.

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A further change introduced over the summer allows the minister to suspend Dole payments for up to two months if someone still refuses to engage.


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