Figures Reveal Increase In Young People Signing On
An increase in the number of young people signing-on has sparked debate about the dole for under-25's.
CSO figures show over 32-thousand young people are on the Live Register - an increase of two and half thousand since April.
Currently the maximum dole rate for someone aged 18 to 25 is €102 - with calls for it to be increased.
However founder of the consumer website 'ask about money dot com' Brendan Burgess thinks it should be scrapped:
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