Brendan Burgess
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lots done
2 double payments of child benefit in Nov and DEc
2 double payments of child benefit in Nov and DEc
Eradicating child poverty a priority
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€400 lump sum will be paid to those with working sum payment
Brother due first child in December.
Won't get the double Child Benefit December payment, as your first Child Benefit payment only starts the month after child is born and is not backdated to month child was born.
Also won't get the baby bonus of €420 (3 v €140) as that applies to babies born from January...
Won't get the double Child Benefit December payment, as your first Child Benefit payment only starts the month after child is born and is not backdated to month child was born.
Also won't get the baby bonus of €420 (3 v €140) as that applies to babies born from January...
Because it's relative?
Agreed, probably makes it impossible unless we become a communist state. But this protects the interests of the executives in the NGOs who are guaranteed that they can always bemoan high child poverty rates.
Child poverty is measured as the proportion of all children aged 17 years or younger that live in households with an income below the 60 per cent of median income poverty line.
Child Poverty in Ireland | Social Justice Ireland
Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in any society. Consequently, the issue of child poverty deserves particular attention. Child poverty is…
www.socialjustice.ie
Maybe the baby will be late and he'll get it. However he was never getting it and I'm sure it wasn't why he chose to have a child. What you never have you can't miss.
Agreed, probably makes it impossible unless we become a communist state. But this protects the interests of the executives in the NGOs who are guaranteed that they can always bemoan high child poverty rates.
Child poverty is measured as the proportion of all children aged 17 years or younger that live in households with an income below the 60 per cent of median income poverty line.
Child Poverty in Ireland | Social Justice Ireland
Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in any society. Consequently, the issue of child poverty deserves particular attention. Child poverty is…
Interesting. I would imagine incomes form some form of offset bell curve so the percentage below 60% remains relatively constant.
Do things like free gp, school dinners and free school books have any impact on the poverty level as they are not income?
Confirmation that €420 is payable for December births
AROP is measured based on disposable income only.
It does not consider non-cash benefits.
The other measures of poverty consider material goods, not just income.
Yes. We first need the definition of poverty they are using. A classic one is families in the lower 15% of income. So there will always be children living in poverty. The reality it we have come a longway from the days if children living under bridges and walking around with open festering wounds exposing bone, because their families cannot afford to bring them to hospital or there is no one bothered to do so. Now days in Ireland being homeless is living in a hotel with all necessary expenses paid.
'Don’t worry': Babies born in December will also now get the €420 'baby boost'
The payment will be received in January.
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Howth Head
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Nothing new in this report from the ESRI today. But the answer to the problem seems to be to introduce more welfare payments rather than Government bringing in family friendly polices, promoting two-parent families and discouraging lone parenthood...
New research, published by the ESRI, and produced in partnership with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) finds that becoming a lone parent increases the risk of economic vulnerability. Economic vulnerability is measured based on low income, material deprivation and financial stress.
Social transfers remain a crucial support for lone parents and their children. Recent ESRI research has found that introducing a second tier of means-tested child benefit could be highly effective in lifting children and their families out of poverty.
New research, published by the ESRI, and produced in partnership with the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) finds that becoming a lone parent increases the risk of economic vulnerability. Economic vulnerability is measured based on low income, material deprivation and financial stress.
Social transfers remain a crucial support for lone parents and their children. Recent ESRI research has found that introducing a second tier of means-tested child benefit could be highly effective in lifting children and their families out of poverty.
The proposed second tier means-tested child payment is high.
Current model
adult welfare payment + Increase for Qualified Child (IQC) of 46 pw or 54 pw + universal Child Benefit
Proposed model
Means-tested payment for child available to all low-earners, not just SW recipients
adult welfare payment + child payment available to all low income earners of possible 222.60 per week + universal Child Benefit
Would people be happy with welfare payments for jobless families significantly increasing?
With two children, the increase would be 345 per week, extra per week.
www.esri.ie
Current model
adult welfare payment + Increase for Qualified Child (IQC) of 46 pw or 54 pw + universal Child Benefit
Proposed model
Means-tested payment for child available to all low-earners, not just SW recipients
adult welfare payment + child payment available to all low income earners of possible 222.60 per week + universal Child Benefit
Would people be happy with welfare payments for jobless families significantly increasing?
With two children, the increase would be 345 per week, extra per week.
Poverty, income inequality and living standards in Ireland: Third annual report
This report is the third from an ESRI research programme funded by Community Foundation Ireland, which seeks to address gaps in our knowledge and understanding of poverty, income inequality and living standards in Ireland. It builds on the previous reports which have found that while Ireland has...
www.esri.ie