Income Distribution

Costing a Basic Income for Ireland

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Eamon Murphy presents his paper ‘Costing a Basic Income for Ireland’ at the Social Policy Conference 2016.

Municipal Basic Income experiments - Netherlands

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Sjir Hoeijmakers presents his paper ‘Municipal Basic Income-related Experiments in the Netherlands’ at the Social Policy Conference 2016.

Basic Income as the key to resolving welfare and work challenges

Wednesday, 30 November 2016

Basic Income provides the key to resolving major challenges that changes to welfare and work have brought in the twenty first century. It has the potential to reduce bureaucracy dramatically and increase respect for care work while promoting entrepreneurship and engagement with education, among other things.

One million over-65’s by 2031 - now is the time to plan

Monday, 5 September 2016

There will be nearly 1 million people aged 65 and over by 2031 – an increase of 86.4 per cent. Of these 136,000 will be aged 85 or over by 2031, an increase of 132.8 per cent. Now is the time to plan Ireland’s investment in services and infrastructure. This is one of the key issues highlighted in the National Social Monitor 2016.

National Social Monitor 2016

Thursday, 1 September 2016

The National Social Monitor is Social Justice Ireland’s annual contribution to the public debate that is needed on Ireland’s future and how Ireland is performing in terms of promoting the

The case for increasing welfare rates in Budget 2017

Friday, 22 July 2016

Without the social welfare system almost 50 per cent of the Irish population would have been living in poverty in 2014. Adequate social welfare payments are required to prevent an increase in poverty. Between 2010 and early 2016 inflation was 3.44 per cent - implying that a buying power of €188 in 2010 was equivalent to €194.50 by February 2016.

2016 Living Wage rate remains €11.50 per hour

Monday, 11 July 2016

The 2016 Living Wage rate remains €11.50 per hour. This is the average gross salary required by a single individual (without dependents) in full-time employment to afford a socially acceptable minimum standard of living across Ireland.

Despite recovery almost 230,000 children in poverty

Tuesday, 5 July 2016

Since the onset of the recession the number of people in poverty in Ireland has increased by more than 100,000. Today there are more than 750,000 people living in poverty in Ireland; this is a major concern. More than 57 per cent of those in poverty are not connected to the labour market; they are people who are retired, students, people in caring roles or people who are ill or people with a disability.

Poverty, Deprivation and Inequality

Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Social Justice Ireland's policy briefing on poverty, deprivation and inequality.

Income distribution

Thursday, 19 May 2016

A brief snapshot on how Ireland is performing in terms of income distribution and some policy proposals.