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Median incomes increase but numbers in poverty still worrying

Wednesday, 1 February 2017

The CSO Survey on Income and Living Conditions has been published.  It shows that despite an increase in median incomes 789,855 people are living in poverty in Ireland today.  Of this number 245,…

100,000 people trapped in underemployment – headline employment figures mask worrying trends

Tuesday, 31 January 2017

Over 100,000 people are currently working part-time hours, but would take full-time employment if they could find it.  This figure has increased by 25 per cent since 2008 and points to a worrying…

Failure to address social challenges is undermining confidence in the EU

Monday, 23 January 2017

Economic recovery has yet to be experienced by large numbers of people in Europe.  Many remain excluded as they continue to lose out in employment, education, healthcare, poverty and related…

Costing a Basic Income for Ireland

Wednesday, 14 December 2016
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This paper examines the costing of a Basic Income for Ireland. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the…

A Right to Housing? The case for a Universal Housing Subsidy

Wednesday, 14 December 2016
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This paper explores a basic income in the context of a right to housing. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the…

Basic Income - Radical Utopia or Practical Solution?

Tuesday, 13 December 2016
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This paper explores whether basic income is a radical utopia or a practical solution and on policy in practice. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or…

Basic Income - Finnish Pilot

Tuesday, 13 December 2016
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This paper examines the basic income pilot in Finland. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the accompanying book…

Municipal Basic Income experiments - Netherlands

Tuesday, 13 December 2016
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This paper details basic income related experiments in the Netherlands. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and published in the…

Basic Income and Transformative Strategies

Tuesday, 13 December 2016
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This paper explores a partial basic income as part of a suite of transformative strategies. It was first presented at a policy conference 'Basic Income - Radical Utopia or practical Solution?’ and…

Ireland’s commitment to Official Development Assistance (ODA

Tuesday, 13 December 2016

Social Justice Ireland's response to 'A Better World: Ireland's Policy for International Development'.