Social Welfare Rates Must Increase by €25, says Social Justice Ireland – 09/07/2025
Social Justice Ireland is advocating for a €25 increase in all weekly social welfare rates, alongside benchmarking these rates to average earnings, starting in Budget 2025. This would bring the basic social welfare rate to €257 in 2025, according to the organisation.Social & Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland, Michelle Murphy, joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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