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July 2023EAPN Ireland Pre-Budget Submission 2024
EAPN Ireland’s Pre-Budget Submission 2024 calls for the prioritisation of measures which enable Ireland to meet its anti-poverty commitments. We are calling for Budget 2024 to address not only the immediate impact of the cost-of-living crisis but also the underlying structural and systematic causes of poverty and social exclusion. This must involve commitment on budgetary … Continue reading “EAPN Ireland Pre-Budget Submission 2024”
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June 2023EAPN Ireland submission on potential benchmarking approaches to working age payments
The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland provided input on the issue of the potential application of a benchmarking approach to working age payments (including Working Age Income and Employment Supports, Illness & Disability, Carers, etc). For EAPN Ireland, the priority for any reform of Ireland’s social protection system should be to address the issue of … Continue reading “EAPN Ireland submission on potential benchmarking approaches to working age payments”
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June 2023SIF 2023 Preparatory Workshops Key Messages Report
Community Work Ireland (CWI) and the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland have published The Social Inclusion Forum 2023 Preparatory Workshops Key Message Report. This report highlights some of the issues emerging from the workshops and suggestions for solutions and interventions. CWI and EAPN Ireland collaborate annually to organise a series of workshops to support participation … Continue reading “SIF 2023 Preparatory Workshops Key Messages Report”
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June 2023Publication: Ireland’s contribution to the EU’s role in tackling poverty
Read EAPN Ireland’s publication, ‘Ireland’s Contribution to the EU’s Role in Tackling Poverty’, published to coincide with its conference of the same name, which was held on 29th May 2023 to mark 50 years of Ireland’s membership of the EU. Its aim is to reflect on EU developments in the fight against poverty and social … Continue reading “Publication: Ireland’s contribution to the EU’s role in tackling poverty”
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April 2023Event: Ireland’s contribution to the EU’s role in tackling poverty
Marking 50 years of Ireland’s membership of the EU, this interactive and participative event will explore the contribution Ireland has made to the EU’s role in tackling poverty, and how the lessons learned can inform Ireland’s ongoing engagement. It will also provide an opportunity to assess what benefits this has brought for how poverty has … Continue reading “Event: Ireland’s contribution to the EU’s role in tackling poverty”
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April 2023Social Inclusion Forum 2023: Preparatory Workshops
Registration is now open for the Preparatory Workshops for the Social Inclusion Forum (SIF) 2023, hosted by Community Work Ireland (CWI) and the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland. Each workshop provides an overview of the Roadmap for Social Inclusion and the workshop themes, and provides the opportunity for civil society, communities and stakeholders to discuss … Continue reading “Social Inclusion Forum 2023: Preparatory Workshops”
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April 2023EAPN Ireland Briefing: Income & Poverty Data 2022
The EAPN Ireland Briefing on the 2022 CSO Income and Poverty Data is now available. The data shows poverty and inequality levels increased between 2021 and 2022, and people are facing even greater challenges in making ends meet. The briefing breaks down the key figures and findings on income, poverty, and inequality in Ireland, and … Continue reading “EAPN Ireland Briefing: Income & Poverty Data 2022”
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March 2023EAPN Ireland Submission to Consultation on Pay-Related Benefit for Jobseekers
The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland submission to the Public Consultation on Pay-Related Benefit for Jobseekers outlines our assessment of and concerns regarding the draft Strawman proposals, followed by our recommendations, with a particular focus on the need for any reform of Ireland’s social protection system to ensure income adequacy. Read our full submission
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March 2023EAPN Ireland Submission to National Reform Programme 2023
The European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland submission to the National Reform Programme 2023 outlines the major developments and challenges for Ireland with regard to the eradication of poverty and social exclusion, and provides our recommendations for Ireland to address them. Read our full submission to the National Reform Programme 2023
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February 2023ALARMING CSO POVERTY FIGURES MUST BE A WAKE-UP CALL FOR GOVERNMENT
EAPN Ireland Statement: The latest poverty figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) in the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2022 make for sobering reading and must serve as a wake-up call for the Government, the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN) Ireland said today. Our full statement is available here. The SILC 2022 … Continue reading “ALARMING CSO POVERTY FIGURES MUST BE A WAKE-UP CALL FOR GOVERNMENT”
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