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We provide independent social analysis and evidence-based policy proposals, with the aim of creating a sustainable future for every member of society and for society as a whole. In all of this, we focus on human rights and the common good.
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BudgetRising poverty rates shows the need to urgently address income adequacy
Over one in eight people were living in poverty in 2025. Behind this data from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions is the lived reality for people and households across the country. Struggling to make ends meet on fixed or low incomes and trying to cope with ongoing impact of the rising cost of household staples, further reducing the purchasing power of their income, and no sign of a fall in prices on the horizon. Indeed, current global turmoil in oil and gas prices could further increase the cost of basic commodities.
Key Findings
687,784 people in Ireland are living in poverty (12.6 per cent), of which 211,150 are children.
Without temporary cost of living…
POLICY AND DATA ANALYST – CONTRACT
Measuring Progress 2026 – Economy Index
Addressing poverty in the EU
Irish Households Becoming More Savvy About Internet Security in 2025
Social Justice Matters Podcast - Ber Grogan and Carol Baumann, Simon Communities Of Ireland on Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland
Ber Grogan, Executive Director of the Simon Communities of Ireland and Carol Baumann, CEO of Galway Simon Community talk through their recent report : Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland.
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Thought for the day
A Stumbling Block or a Stepping Stone
Isn’t strange that princes and kings
And clowns that caper in sawdust rings
And common folk like you and me
Are builders of eternity.
To each is given a bag of tools
An hourglass and a book of rules
And each must build ere life has flown
A stumbling block or a stepping stone.
A New Social Contract is Needed
Ireland Ranks 7th out of 14 EU countries on UN Sustainable Development Goals
How care, rights and inclusion must evolve in a changing world
Care was a big topic in 2024: questions were asked about exactly what it is, who needs it, who deserves it, who provides it and how they should all be supported. With demographic change in the years ahead, the demands on our system of care will change. Public policy is required to address questions posed by demographic…
Social Justice Matters Podcast - Marianna Baggio on 'Out of the shadows: understanding and formalising undeclared care work in the EU'
Our 2025 Annual Social Policy Conference was on the theme 'Care in a Changing World', bringing together voices from across the care landscape — carers, advocates, policymakers and organisations — to explore how care, rights and inclusion must evolve in a changing world.
Marianna Baggio is a research officer in the…
An Alternative Wellbeing Framework for a Fairer Future
A Limited Perspective: Gaps in the Government’s 2025 Wellbeing Framework
World Inequality Report 2026
Social Justice Matters Podcast - Dr. Naomi Feely on responses to Child Poverty