(Image: Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) Social welfare payments should be hiked by €10 a week so the most vulnerable aren’t left behind, a think-tank believes.
Social Justice Ireland said a boost in Budget 2022 would see the basic welfare rate rise to €213 per week and prevent increasing poverty.
The not-for-profit organisation urged the Government not to leave those on welfare behind “for a third successive Budget”.Chief Dr Sean Healy said: “A lesson from past experiences of economic recovery and growth is that the weakest in our society get left behind unless welfare increases track improvements elsewhere in the economy.“Budget […]
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