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One-Parent Family Payment Reforms Update On Changes May 2015

Published: 20 May 2015

Procedures have been agreed to ensure that all One-parent Family Payment (OFP) recipients who are participating in training or education when their entitlement to the OFP payment ends will be able to complete their course with income support, subject to normal scheme conditions.

Read more: One-Parent Family Payment Reforms Update On Changes May 2015

Three Small Changes Programme

Published: 29 April 2015

National Traveller MABS is a leading advocate for the financial inclusion of Travellers in Ireland.

Read more: Three Small Changes Programme

Worried About Debt! Contact MABS

Published: 17 April 2015

The Money Advice and Budgeting Service (MABS) is concerned that there is an increasing number of people in debt attending court who have no legal representative to support them. Many have never had any dealings with the legal process, are intimidated by it and are often fearful and confused.

Read more: Worried About Debt! Contact MABS

Recoupment of Social Welfare Overpayments

Published: 12 March 2015

Overpayments of social welfare can arise due to a range of reasons such as administrative errors on behalf of Department of Social Protection, genuine misunderstanding on behalf of recipients and fraud.

Read more: Recoupment of Social Welfare Overpayments

MABS Assisted 300,000 people during the financial crisis.

Published: 17 February 2015

 MABS, the State’s response to helping those in debt, has assisted 291,486 people with their financial difficulties since 2009.

Read more: MABS Assisted 300,000 people during the financial crisis.

Ethnic Monitoring

Published: 05 February 2015

Ethnic monitoring is the proactive gathering and use of data by service providers to ensure that a services offered can reasonably accommodate the specific needs of users from different ethnic groups and that services does not  discriminate against those groups.

Read more: Ethnic Monitoring

Traveller Youth Forum

Published: 28 January 2015

National Traveller MABS were delighted to host a Traveller Youth Forum in Croke Park on December 10th, 2014. The forum was attended by over 40 young Travellers from around Ireland.

Read more: Traveller Youth Forum

NTMABS Newsletters

Published: 22 January 2015

The latest editions of both our newsletters are  available. The Tharie Times inform MABS and CIS staff of issues pertaining to the Traveller community. The National Traveller MABS Newsletter  informs the Traveller community of  issues relating to personal finance.

Read more: NTMABS Newsletters

Lough Payment Scheme

Published: 22 January 2015

National Traveller MABS have been delighted with the response from politicians on our position paper on the ending of the Lough Payment Scheme.

Read more: Lough Payment Scheme

Clare Focus Week

Published: 22 January 2015

National Traveller MABS were delighted to showcase their work during Clare Traveller Focus week in Ennis in November 2014.  We hosted a stand during an event to celebrate Traveller culture and achievements. The event celebrated the achievements of  Travellers locally with renowned singer Mary Keenan entertaining the crowd.

Read more: Clare Focus Week

Update on Lough Payment Scheme

Published: 26 November 2014

As many of you are aware, there was a decision early this year to end  the Lough Payment Scheme. The scheme is an extension of the Household Budget Scheme and operates for MABS clients.

Read more: Update on Lough Payment Scheme

All Youth are most welcome to National Traveller MABS Youth Forum

Published: 26 November 2014

Croke Park
Wednesday 10th December

Read more: All Youth are most welcome to National Traveller MABS Youth Forum

We are on Facebook

Published: 24 October 2014

We are delighted to announce that we are now on facebook please click here to follow NTMABS.

Budget 2015

Published: 21 October 2014

 Was announced on 14 October 2014. The main changes that may affect members of the Traveller community are set out below. This is not a complete statement of the measures announced in Budget 2015.

Read more: Budget 2015

News on Water Charges

Published: 10 October 2014

As we are aware, the controversy with Irish Water continues. The latest update, due to change with the expected announcement by government, is that the Commission for Energy Regulation (CER) agreed to extend the application deadline for all to 30th November 2014.

Read more: News on Water Charges

Rent Allowance

Published: 30 September 2014

During July and August 2014, Citizens Information Service recorded that the main areas of concern for clients were Supplementary Welfare Schemes (12%). 65% of clients presenting with Supplementary Welfare Schemes issues were concerned with Rent Supplement.

Read more: Rent Allowance

Jobs Week

Published: 26 September 2014

Jobs Week is a series of jobseeker and employer events which will take place across the country from Monday 29th September to Friday 3rd October.

Read more: Jobs Week

Want To Go Back To Education?

Published: 26 September 2014

The Back To Education Initiative (BTEI) provides part-time further education courses mainly for people with less than upper second-level education.

Read more: Want To Go Back To Education?

NASC Launches Everyday Racism Campaign Video

Published: 11 September 2014

“Stop. See racism. Stand up” is the central message of a new anti-racism video Nasc is launching today as part of the EverydayRacism – 30 Days Of Action’ campaign.

Read more: NASC Launches Everyday Racism Campaign Video

The Tharie Times

Published: 05 September 2014

Our latest edition is now available.The theme of this issue is Traveller Ethnicity, please click on link. to read.

Water Charges

Published: 12 August 2014

Water charges will apply from October 2014, with the first bills due to be issued by “Irish Water” in January 2015. Irish Water will be contacting every household to request details  including who is living in the household in order to claim the relevant free allowances. The occupier (tenant in case of a rented dwelling) will be asked to respond with the information.

Read more: Water Charges

Recognising Traveller Ethnicity

Published: 24 June 2014

National Traveller MABS welcomes the recommendation by the Justice Oireachtas Committee for the Irish State to Recognise Traveller Ethnicity

Read more: Recognising Traveller Ethnicity

Credit Unions Electronic Payment Facility

Published: 10 June 2014

Credit Unions are moving to provide members from every section of Irish society access to modern financial services at a fraction of the cost of the traditional banking system.

Read more: Credit Unions Electronic Payment Facility

What is Ethnic Monitoring?

Published: 02 June 2014

There are over 188 different nationalities and many different ethnic groups living in Ireland. As such Ireland is a diverse and multi-ethnic society.

Read more: What is Ethnic Monitoring?

Vincent Browne Launches "Overcoming Illegal Debt" a NTMABS Education Resource

Published: 26 May 2014

On Tuesday October 8th 2013, Journalist and Broadcaster Vincent Browne launched a community education resource by National Traveller MABS entitled  Overcoming Illegal Debt.

Read more: Vincent Browne Launches "Overcoming Illegal Debt" a NTMABS Education Resource

Alliance of Social Protection Recipients

Published: 26 June 2013

The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton TD will address the inaugural meeting of the Alliance of Social Protection Recipients which will take place on this Friday the 19th of October 2013 at the Temple Gate Hotel in Ennis.

Read more: Alliance of Social Protection Recipients

Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice

Published: 05 February 2013

Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice (VPSJ) has updated it’s Minimum Essential Standard of Living expenditure figures for 2012.

Read more: Vincentian Partnership for Social Justice

Nancy Power Receives National Education Achievement Award

Published: 05 February 2013

The 2012 Exchange House National Educational Achievement Awards took place on November 2nd at the Wood Quay Venue in Dublin.

Read more: Nancy Power Receives National Education Achievement Award

Traveller Woman Embarks on Her Dream

Published: 18 December 2012

On the 8th November 2012, Traveller woman Margaret McDonagh officially opened her new dress making business O'Brien's Fine Designs in Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.

Read more: Traveller Woman Embarks on Her Dream
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