The latest statistics covering the 27 countries in the European Union show that 17% of the total population of the EU is at risk of poverty.
The Poor Can't Pay Campaign has published an analysis of Budget 2010 entitled 'How the Poor Were Made to Pay' which shows that the cuts introduced by Government will impact hardest on the poorest in society and will push thousands of families into poverty in the coming months. The campaign, which is a coalition of charities, community organisations and trade unions, has called on the Taoisesach to give an immediate assurance that there will be no more cuts in social welfare payments and no cut in the minimum wage.
Return to work patterns are often a function of more than financial rewards and include such considerations as work availability, family commitments, travel to work
European Commission Joint Report on Social Protection and Social Inclusion 2007 sent to the European Council, February 23, 2007. For the first time Member States have submitted integrated
National Action Plan for Social Inclusion (NAPinclusion) 2007-2016 - Ireland The commitments set out in this Plan are ambitious and challenging. The new strategic
The development of the EU has been strongly portrayed as a peace process. It has been effective in that regard and has contributed to the process of bringing democratic stabilisation to some
The European Social Protection and Social Inclusion Process
Executive Summary Irish Government-funded Studies on Basic Income This executive summary includes the overview to these studies as published and a summary of the conclusions of the
BRIEFING ON BASIC INCOME Prepared by CORI Justice Commission, October 4, 2002 The CORI Justice Commission has argued, for a long time, that the present tax and social welfare syst
A basic income is an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement.
