Our long-standing failure as a society to adequately engage with the issue of child poverty, and drive substantial and permanent reductions in it, is building long-term problems. If Government is…
Government should use its final Budget to adopt recurring taxation and expenditure measures which prioritise building resilience, protect vulnerable groups and invest in much needed infrastructure…
In today’s (Thursday July 11th) Budget Forum, hosted by Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, Social Justice Ireland call on Government to prioritise vulnerable households…
Government should use its final Budget to close the income gaps which have opened as a result of temporary measures in last year’s budget. These measures, concentrated among welfare dependent…
This section of our National Social Monitor: Care sets out policy proposals for income distribution that would impact on poverty levels in Ireland. This section of our National Social Monitor: Care…
Social Justice Ireland welcomes the findings of the latest research on the Basic Income for Arts pilot scheme shows that this basic income pilot is having a positive impact on those artists…
'Tracking the Distributive Effects of Budget Policy' complements our analysis of Budget 2024. It also provides further assessments of recent distributive choices:a distributive analysis of all the…
Temporary measures contained in Budget 2024 are more concentrated among welfare dependent households and those at work but on low incomes. However, temporary payments will not carry over to future…
In this socio-economic review for 2024 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…
Ireland is going through several major transitions which will transform how our society and economy function. These transitions are already well underway. Climate change is taking its toll on both…
