Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. Government must learn from the mistakes of the…
According to the latest Central Bank figures for Q1 2023, there are 22,015 mortgages in arrears for more than one year. Of these, 4,828 have been in arrears for more than 10 years. These mortgage…
One of the new cost of living measures included in Government’s Budget 2023 was a Rent Tax Credit - available to tenants in the private rental sector in the form of an income tax refund. The €500…
This section of our National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? looks at how Ireland is failing to provide secure housing for families and makes policy proposals that could deliver on the…
In this socio-economic review for 2023 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a…
According to statistics compiled by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the number of families in all Traveller accommodation increased by eight per cent between 2019 and 2021.…
Locked Out of the Market is a quarterly report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland based on a snapshot survey conducted over three consecutive days. This latest version published in March…
The latest data indicate that 11,754 people, including 3,373 children, accessed emergency homeless accommodation in the week 20-26 February 2023. Family homelessness has decreased by 40 per cent (…
On Tuesday, 7th March, the Government decided not to extend the "Eviction Ban" beyond the 31st March 2023. This will undoubtedly cause more people to become homeless in the face of a worsening…
Ireland’s initial response to the Ukrainian crisis was hailed as almost exemplary, having taken what is arguably the first “human rights first” approach to international protection in our history.…
