Budget

Government must increase supports for vulnerable households as mortgage rates increase

Monday, 1 August 2022

Government must do more to protect vulnerable households against the impact of mortgage rate increases. One in twenty people with a mortgage were living in poverty in 2021. When mortgage interest is…

Wellbeing in Ireland - What Counts?

Friday, 29 July 2022

In October 2020, the Irish Government published its first paper on the introduction of a Wellbeing Framework and, since then, has been working on what should be included to measure how well Ireland…

Minimum social welfare rates must increase by €20 in Budget 2023

Wednesday, 27 July 2022

In today’s, Wednesday July 27th Budget Forum, hosted by Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, Social Justice Ireland will make the case for an increase in core social welfare…

Budget 2023 must address Educational Disadvantage

Monday, 25 July 2022

Investment in education at all levels is essential in Budget 2023. Our education system, already dealing with the fallout from Covid-19, including the worsening of existing inequalities, must also…

Benchmarking Social Welfare should begin with Budget 2023

Friday, 22 July 2022

The Oireachtas Select Committee for Budgetary Oversight recently published its report on Indexation of the Taxation and Social Protection System recommending a system that would provide greater…

Budget 2023 must invest in ODA, Climate Finance AND increased migration

Wednesday, 20 July 2022

In April 2022, Irish Aid published its Climate and Environmental Finance Report 2020 detailing the "levels and channels of Ireland’s international climate finance". In the opening paragraph of the…

Do No Harm: Budget 2023 should prioritise investment and welfare reform

Wednesday, 13 July 2022

Uncertainty once again dominates Ireland’s social and economic outlook and frames the context for Budget 2023. The Budget must respond to the current cost of living challenges but also recognise…

Investment in Budget 2023 is an investment in the future

Friday, 8 July 2022

A 2020 report commissioned by the Society of St Vincent DePaul, and authored by Micheál Collins of UCD, examined The Hidden Cost of Poverty by estimating the public service cost of poverty…

Budget Choices 2023 must begin to deliver Housing for All

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Housing affordability continues to present a serious issue in Ireland. Prospective homeowners have faced increases in house prices of 15.2 per cent in the year to March 2022; asking rents advertised…

Budget 2023 must begin the process of a Just Transition

Monday, 4 July 2022

One of the fundamental principles of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions behind as we transition to a low carbon future. Transition is not just about…