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12/10/2026

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08/10/2026

Budget 2027: what did it deliver?

€10 more per week in social welfare payments — but INOU says this falls short of the €15 increase needed to improve income adequacy.

Read our full analysis 👉 https://www.inou.ie/analysis/inou-view/2026/10/08/budget-2027-what-did-it-deliver/

08/10/2026

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08/10/2026

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Our welfare rights team are ready to help with your welfare related queries and questions.

08/10/2026

Our welfare rights team will be answering all your questions and queries in person at the multi sector recruitment fair taking place at Intreo Tallaght on Tues October 13th 2026.

08/10/2026

On the 2nd October, 2026, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) released the Live Register figures for September 2026. There are 172,200 people on the Live Register (seasonally adjusted), an increase of 1,950 people from the same month last year. Looking at the Register from a gender and age perspective: women account for 44.7% of the Live Register and young people, aged under 25 years, account for 13.1%.

Read our analysis at inou.ie

07/10/2026

Work and skills events from 12th to 16th October!

📢Come along to the Harbour Place Shopping Centre Mullingar on the 15 October to connect with local employers and training providers

📃Receive advice on cv creation and interview skills

🔗Register today https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/job-and-training-fair-tickets-2001546532559?aff=oddtdtcreator

07/10/2026

Read our latest E-Bulletin at inou.ie

Read the latest INOU E-Bulletin.

We have excellent guest articles from BURC, showing the impact of recent changes to Universal Credit in NI, and from Inner City Enterprise on their journey of creating the "Hub on the Hill". We also have insights into the work in one Local Area Employment Service (LAES), in "Lessons from the Frontline".

An individual member shares their experience of being unemployed and engaging in activation. Our Welfare Rights Service continues to engage with the public at DSP events, a glimpse of the work they do is described in the "Out and About" article, and they discuss issues that come up with the appeals system in relation to disability payments. Our latest issue of "Working for Work" was also launched in the Summer time, and we provide some analysis of a report launched by the National Youth Council focussing on Youth Unemployment.

You can read the E-Bulletin at www.inou.ie/analysis/e-bulletin/

07/10/2026

Budget updates incoming.

📢 Key points for carers from Budget 2027 📢

👉 €10 increase to the maximum weekly rate of:
✅ Carer’s Allowance
✅ Carer’s Benefit

👉 The Home Carer Tax Credit will increase by €100 to €2,050.

👉 The weekly Carer's Allowance income disregard will go up to €1,150 for a single person and €2,300 for a couple from July 2027.

👉 A new cost of disability payment of €500 will be paid to people getting a long-term disability payment.

06/10/2026

Analysis of September's unemployment stats!

According to the latest Monthly Unemployment figures, 149,500 people are unemployed in September 2026, an increase of 4.0% on September 2025. The Monthly Unemployment Rate (MUR) is 5.0%, an increase of 0.1 percentage points (ppts).
Read more at inou.ie