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Crowe welcomes Burton’s late wake-up call on rent supplement

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has described the partial changes to rent supplement payments announced by Minister Joan Burton, as a late but welcome wake-up call. He said it was a timely reminder that Sinn Féin and housing advocacy groups were correct in their assessment that her previous rent supplement levels were […]

Crowe calls on the Government to end child benefit uncertainty

by Seán Crowe TD

Dublin South West Sinn Féin TD, Seán Crowe, has called on the Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to end the uncertainty and unnecessary worry being experienced by families surrounding the continuation of child benefit. He was speaking after the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection heard submissions from the National Women’s Council of […]