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Read more: The Future of Social Protection and the Welfare State in the EU
The European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Social Protection published its final report on the future of social protection and of the welfare state in the EU, available here.
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Read more: The state we are in: inequality in Ireland 2022
TASC (Think-tank Action for Social Change) have published a report. It is available to download HERE.
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Read more: Social Protection and Welfare: a review of expenditure trends during economic recession and recovery.
Total social welfare spending amounted to almost €20bn in 2017 in Ireland. The highest spending areas in 2017 included: Pensions (€7bn), Illness, Disability and Caring (€4bn), Working Age Income Supports (€3.6bn) and Child Related Payments (€2.6bn).