Socioeconomy

Social Protection Expenditure in Ireland 2020

Monday, 21 February 2022

Social Protection Expenditure in Ireland increased by 20% between 2019 and 2020 according to the latest CSO data. Social protection expenditure was €58.2 billion in 2020, a rise of €9.8bn (20%) on…

Wellbeing in Recovery - The OECD Covid-19 Dashboard for Ireland

Wednesday, 16 February 2022

The OECD has recently released its Covid-19 Recovery Dashboard, a selection of twenty indicators that aims to monitor the recovery of OECD countries from the pandemic. Spread across four dimensions…

Impact of education levels on employment outcomes

Monday, 7 February 2022

Access to appropriate education and skills development from early years to adulthood is one of the key public services that enables participation in society, public life and the labour market. …

Submission to Ireland's National Reform Programme 2022

Friday, 28 January 2022

Social Justice Ireland's submission to Ireland's National Reform Programme 2022 outlines the major economic, employment and social challenges facing Ireland that should be addressed in the…

Inequality Kills - The Latest Report from Oxfam

Wednesday, 26 January 2022

In advance of the World Economic Forum in Davos each year, Oxfam produce their report on global inequality. This year was no exception, and the report focuses on the rise in inequality in the wake of…

Social welfare rates in Ireland 2011-2022

Monday, 24 January 2022

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) published an analysis of social welfare rate changes 2011-2022 in December 2021. The report looks at core social welfare rates over time, and rate changes…

The Cost of Disability in Ireland

Monday, 17 January 2022

The Cost of Disability in Ireland – Final Report has been published by the Department of Social Protection. This detail of this study, which commenced in 2019, is very welcome and should inform…

Poverty increases by 150% after rent is included for households receiving subsidies

Monday, 10 January 2022

The poverty risk of households in receipt of housing subsidies is two and a half times greater after they have paid their rent, according to Social Justice Ireland’s latest study, titled ‘…

National Risk Assessment ignores poverty pandemic

Wednesday, 22 December 2021

The Government of Ireland published the National Risk Assessment 2021/2022 (NRA) on Friday, 17th December 2021. The NRA was introduced post-2008 to provide an outline of the key risks for Ireland, as…

Annual Sustainable Growth Survey

Monday, 20 December 2021

The European Commission published the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey (ASGS) in November 2021 which launched the 2022 European Semester cycle. This publication confirmed the on-going gradual shift…