Budget

Ending Direct Provision begins with Budget 2022

Monday, 9 August 2021

Government must act urgently on the White Paper on the Elimination of Direct Provision, starting with Budget 2022.

Ageing in Place - Delivering a Fair Recovery for Older People

Monday, 2 August 2021

Ireland has an increasingly ageing population and it is imperative, both from the perspective of the individual and the supporting structures, that ageing in place becomes the default approach.

Investment in education at all levels is essential in Budget 2022

Friday, 30 July 2021

Investment in education at all levels is essential in Budget 2022. The Covid-19 crisis has generated the greatest disruption in educational opportunity worldwide in a generation and has exacerbated existing inequalities within our education system. Without sufficient levels of investment this impact will be felt for generations.

Benchmarking Social Welfare Rates

Friday, 23 July 2021

The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted a number of aspects of the welfare state and the importance of properly provided and funded public services in countries across the world. Among the many lessons in this country, the crisis has highlighted the importance of the social safety net that is our social welfare system.

Delivering a Work-led Recovery with Budget 2022

Wednesday, 21 July 2021

Budget 2022 needs to prepare Irish society for the inevitable social and public policy challenges that are likely to appear as the pandemic subsides. Among the most visible of these will be challenges associated with work, unemployment and job creation.

Minimum social welfare rates should increase by €10 in Budget 2022

Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Social Justice Ireland is proposing a €10 increase in core social welfare payments in Budget 2022. This would set Government on the correct path to benchmark social welfare rates to 27.5 per cent average weekly earnings over a two-year period, which was the standard set in 2007. Budget 2021 was the second budget in a row which failed to deliver an increase to the minimum social welfare payment. A repetition of this failure in Budget 2022 would leave those who are most vulnerable in a very difficult position and see them fall further behind.

Distribution of Tax and Benefit Changes, 2017-2021

Friday, 9 July 2021

Social Justice Ireland’s income model tracks the distributive impact of annual budgets on households across Irish society. As different priorities can be articulated for each Budget, it is useful to bring together the cumulative effect of policy changes across a number of years.

Budget 2022 must embrace need for new priorities

Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Despite significant progress over the past few months, Ireland remains in a period of enormous uncertainty. Optimistic assumptions point towards a rebound in economic activity and employment from late 2021 or early 2022. Conversely, pessimistic assumptions fear ongoing public health related disruptions and a slow emergence from the Covid-19 crisis. Most likely, the reality lies somewhere in between - but there are limited clues as to where.

Budget Choices 2022

Monday, 5 July 2021

Budget Choices 2022 contains detailed, fully-costed Budgetary packages across more than a dozen policy areas including health, housing, education, welfare, sustainability and more; it also contains a range of costed, revenue-raising proposals.

Budget 2022 - Delivering a Fair Recovery

Monday, 5 July 2021

Despite the immediate uncertainty, Budget 2022 must embrace the need for new approaches to how we as a society prioritise choices. People, well-being, public services and a widespread and fair recovery must come first.