Government should increase core social welfare rates by €10 per week

Government should increase core social welfare rates by €10 per week

Image by Niek Verlaan from Pixabay Social Justice Ireland is calling on Government to increase core social welfare rates by €10 per week in Budget 2022 and to commit to benchmarking core social welfare rates to 27.5 per cent of average earnings over two years.

Dr Seán Healy, CEO, Social Justice Ireland, urged Government not to leave those on social welfare behind for a third successive budget.

He said, “The prospect of people on social welfare being left behind for a third successive budget is very concerning. A lesson from past experiences of economic recovery and growth is that the weakest […]

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