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A new plan which would radically change how payments are made to workers who have lost their jobs will be introduced to Cabinet tomorrow

Youth and student payments will go up by 6.1 per cent on January 1 — but the increase still won't be enough to cover the cost of living amid rising inflation.

Recurring applications for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to the highest since February, suggesting that Americans who are losing their job are having more trouble finding a new one in a labor market that’s gradually cooling.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits came back down last week and continue to hover around levels suggesting the U.S. labor market has been largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes

Despite the bleak economic forecast, more people are employed in Ireland than ever

Students are facing real terms cuts to their maintenance loans due to inflation forecast errors - as well as 'falling through the cracks" of the Government's cost of living support'

Instead of redirecting course, Biden is continuing Trump’s spending legacy.

Asked about feared 4% GDP slump, Jeremy Hunt says he doesn’t accept ’all’ OBR forecasts – adding ‘I accept all the ones I agree with’

More than five million of us are completely economically inactive and claiming out-of-work benefits.