Publications

Housing and Poverty 2022

Monday, 10 January 2022

Housing and Poverty 2022 is a special edition policy briefing issued by Social Justice Ireland. It aims to provide an update on the impact of housing costs (mortgage interest and rent) on…

National Social Monitor - Ireland Social Scoreboard

Monday, 13 December 2021

This edition of National Social Monitor ‘Ireland Social Scoreboard’ uses elements of the European Pillar of Social Rights Social Scoreboard to examine how Ireland fares on the twenty principles in…

Delivering a Basic Income Pilot - Quick Guide

Tuesday, 7 December 2021

The idea of a basic income, “an income unconditionally granted to all on an individual basis, without means test or work requirement”[1] is something that Social Justice Ireland has been…

Social Justice Matters Policy Brief - Healthcare

Monday, 6 December 2021

People should be assured of the required treatment and care in their times of illness or vulnerability. The standard of care is dependent to a great degree on the resources made available, which…

Conference Proceedings: Social Rights For All? Time to Deliver on the European Pillar of Social Rights

Wednesday, 17 November 2021

The European Union (EU) never fully recovered from the impact of the financial crisis of the late 2000s. Without a substantial and coordinated response now to the impacts of Covid-19, Brexit and…

From the Crash to Covid and Beyond: A review of the social situation in Europe

Tuesday, 26 October 2021

‘From the Crash to Covid and Beyond’ is the thirteenth publication in Social Justice Ireland’s European Research Series. It analyses performance across the EU in areas such as poverty and…

Budget 2022 Analysis and Critique - Video, Podcast and Publication now available!

Wednesday, 13 October 2021

Our Budget 2022 response analyses the budget from a number of perspectives.

Will Budget 2022 deliver a fair recovery from the social and economic impact of COVID-19? How were the…

Regional Recovery in Budget 2022

Monday, 4 October 2021

Our policy briefing 'A Regional Recovery and Budget 2022' outlines our proposals for regional investment and recovery.

Our policy briefing 'A Regional Recovery and Budget 2022' outlines…

Social Welfare Rates: Budget 2022

Monday, 6 September 2021

This briefing examines the importance of maintinaing adequate levels of social welfare, the case for increasing social welfare rates by €10 in Budget 2022 and the case for benchmarking social…

Ireland and the Europe 2020 Strategy

Wednesday, 28 July 2021