Although relative income poverty rates vary from year to year, the rankings of different industrialised countries according to these poverty measures tend to be rather stable. Ireland is consistently among a group of countries with relative income poverty rates considerably above the European...

The adoption of a "rights-based approach" in legislation has come to constitute a core element being sought by groups representing people with disabilities and those working with them. This study seeks to contribute to this on-going debate by clarifying some key issues and informing the Irish...

The paper on Monitoring Poverty Trends is the latest report in the annual series commissioned by the Department of Social, Community and Family Affairs. It attempts to assess progress in reaching the national targets in relation to poverty reduction. This year's report focused in particular on...

This paper utilises the SWITCH model to carry out a detailed analysis of recent changes in the tax and welfare systems and to evaluate their effects in the light of policy objectives such as those set out in the National Anti-Poverty Strategy and the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness. On the...

The ESRI's study updates our picture of poverty in Ireland using results from the Living in Ireland Survey carried out in 2001. The publication is the latest in a series monitoring living standards and assessing progress towards achieving the targets of the National Anti-Poverty Strategy. It...

CONTENTS: GENERAL SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 2 MEASURING THE IMPACT OF TAX AND WELFARE CHANGES 3 CHANGES IN POVERTY, ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT AND TAX BENEFIT POLICY 1987-1994 4 THE EFFECTIVENESS AND EFFICIENCY OF SOCIAL WELFARE 5 WORK INCENTIVES AND THE TAX WELFARE SYSTEM 1987-1994 6 A COMPARATIVE...