Households €551 worse off due to inflation, while risk of poverty rate increases
22 Feb 2023
9.9k
23
All time
budget 2023
Social Protection Minister appears to rule out €20 increase in social welfare payments
25 Sep 2022
32.9k
74
wealth gap
New analysis shows gap between rich and poor in Ireland is widening
3 May 2022
27.3k
36
Inflation
Targeted welfare payments would ease cost of living pressure on lower-income workers, experts say
Updated
9 Feb 2022
39.4k
34
Central Statistics Office
Over half of households in receipt of housing assistance at risk of poverty in 2020
10 Jan 2022
15.0k
23
budget 2022
Think tank calls for €10 per week social welfare increase
6 Sep 2021
31.1k
106
Social Justice Ireland
Proportion of new homes bought by institutions increased six-fold in 10 years
21 Jun 2021
14.4k
20
Social Justice Ireland
Ireland ranks high on education, but very poorly on climate action in progress index
21 Feb 2020
15.8k
34
squeezed
One in 10 people spending over 60% of their income on rent in Ireland
1 Apr 2019
16.8k
38
Voices
How is it fair that the tourism industry still gets a subsidy of half a billion euros?
Eamon Murphy
5 Oct 2018
12.3k
26
less is not more
Ireland needs to increase its tax take by €3 billion to have a fair and equal society, report says
3 Apr 2018
27.1k
153
working poor
Over 100,000 people who work in Ireland are still living in poverty
1 Feb 2017
21.9k
98
underemployment
Unemployment down but over 100,000 people now 'trapped' in part-time work
31 Jan 2017
10.7k
28
Universal Social Charge
Think tank warns Government against prioritising higher earners in the Budget
12 Sep 2016
17.2k
106
ageing population
There'll be a million over-65s in Ireland by 2031 - experts say we need a plan
5 Sep 2016
12.4k
20
Poverty
One third of Irish population forced to go without basic necessities
1 Sep 2014
14.3k
41
working poor
16% of people in Ireland living below poverty line have jobs
30 Jun 2014
11.6k
36
ignored
Over 232,000 children in Ireland are living in poverty
22 Apr 2014
9.1k
97
in fairness
Social Justice Ireland says Government’s new tax proposals should be rejected
5 Mar 2014
8.8k
68
Tax Bands
IBEC: Income tax reduction needed as employers can’t afford pay increases
12 Feb 2014
9.2k
56
Pensions
Cut in private pension tax break could facilitate universal pension for all over 65s
16 Sep 2013
6.2k
24
Budget 2013
Taxes on texts and junk food proposed by Social Justice Ireland
1 Oct 2012
15.7k
111
Child Benefit
IMF proposal on child benefit will 'victimise children'
20 Jul 2012
3.4k
49
Leaders' Questions
Kenny insists HSE chief has not been forced out
18 Jul 2012
2.3k
23
income
Disposable income in poor households falls 18 per cent
16 Jul 2012
5.2k
83
Poverty
Report: 700,000 living in poverty in Ireland
10 Apr 2012
7.5k
56
Good Morning
The 9 at 9
The 9 stories you need to know this morning, including the latest on the woman’s body found in a bag in Dublin, today’s EU summit, and the banker who is giving back his bonus…
30 Jan 2012
4.5k
10
Unemployment
Government ‘failing its own targets’ on poverty and unemployment
30 Jan 2012
1.6k
9
Budget 2012
Meeting Troika targets in 2012 is “not credible”, says social justice body
18 Oct 2011
602
16
Social Justice Ireland
Bailout is “dispossessing poor and vulnerable people” of their money
17 Oct 2011
901
6
Alternative Budget
‘Alternative Budget’ claims to save €3.6billion without hitting poor