Income Distribution

Welfare must increase in Budget 2024

Friday, 25 August 2023

Adequate levels of social welfare are essential to addressing poverty. Income adequacy cannot be addressed by one-off measures.Without the social welfare system just over one-third of the Irish…

Temporary Budgetary cost of living measures failing low income households

Monday, 21 August 2023

‘Tracking Distributive Effects of Budget Policy – 2023 edition’ is the latest publication in Social Justice Ireland's Budget series. The briefing finds that Budget 2023’s legacy will be to…

Europe from Pandemic to Polycrisis - A review of the social situation in Europe

Monday, 31 July 2023

‘Europe from Pandemic to Polycrisis’ reviews the social situation in the 27 EU member states and makes some proposals and recommendations for a more sustainable and inclusive future. This report…

War in Ukraine likely to exacerbate the longer-term structural problems in the European Union

Monday, 31 July 2023

‘Europe from Pandemic to Polycrisis’ examines recent social developments in Europe against the backdrop of recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. The report, a part…

Budget 2024 must prioritise protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society

Monday, 3 July 2023

Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. There must be no repetition of the outcome of…

Budget Choices 2024

Monday, 3 July 2023

Budget 2024 should be guided by one core principle, that the measures adopted prioritise the protection of the most vulnerable groups in our society. Government must learn from the mistakes of the…

Tracking the Distributive Effect of Budget Policy - 2023 Edition

Wednesday, 28 June 2023

Tracking the Distributive Effects of Budget Policy - 2023 Edition

Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget. Included in that document is an assessment of the direct…

Tracking the Distributive Effect of Budgets - 2023 Edition

Tuesday, 20 June 2023

Each year, on the day after the annual Budget is announced, Social Justice Ireland produces an analysis and critique of that Budget. Included in that document is an assessment of the direct…

National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? - Income Distribution

Sunday, 11 June 2023

This section of our National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? sets out policy proposals for income distribution that would impact on child poverty levels in Ireland. This section of our…

Supports needed for people living in single parent households

Friday, 9 June 2023

A new Report, 'In Transit', from One Family, conducted in conjunction with researchers from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin examines the lived experiences of families in receipt of…