Social Transfers and Deprivation in Ireland: A study of cash and non-cash payments tied to housing, childcare, and primary health care services

Maître, Bertrand; Privalko, Ivan; Watson, Dorothy

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“…Issues with housing affordability can lead to over indebtedness (Russell et al, 2011), homelessness (Corrigan and Watson, 2018), or poverty (Watson et al, 2020). Group differences in affordability can signal a given group's disadvantage in the housing market.…”

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“…Children and young adults also experienced higher rates of affordability issues, regardless of the measure used. Given that children are disproportionately more likely to experience poverty than other age groups (CSO, 2019;Maître et al, 2020) this could stem from lower income and higher household expenses of households with children, relative to households without children. Finally, migrant groups were more likely to experience affordability issues than the Irish-born population on each measure, which may be related to their reliance on the private rental sector.…”

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“…Starting with Rent Supplement there has been a steady fall in RS funding since 2012. Some of this decline can be attributed to economic recovery which meant fewer people fell below the means test to qualify for the payment (Maître et al, 2020). Some of the decline can also be attributed to the introduction of the HAP scheme, which was designed to replace the RS scheme for those with a long-term housing need who qualify for social housing support.…”

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“…Previous research has shown that lone parent families are especially likely to experience deprivation and non-employment (Privalko 2019;Maître et al, 2020, Watson et al, 2016.…”

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“…Here too, those renting from Local Authorities have especially low incomes, and as a result are closer to the poverty benchmark despite being in social housing. Meanwhile older respondents are more likely to own their own home, and this group has seen especially low levels of poverty and deprivation in recent years (Roantree et al, 2021;Maître et al, 2020;Privalko et al, 2019).…”

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Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland

Russell¹,

Privalko²,

McGinnity³

et al. 2021

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I am delighted to introduce Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland. The right to adequate housing is an area of significant concern for the Commission. Everyone has the right to live somewhere with security, peace and dignity and the State has a responsibility to meet international standards to achieve this. At a minimum, the Commission calls for housing to be of an adequate standard, secure, affordable, and accessible to all. It is our view that housing policy in Ireland must urgently move away from primarily treating housing as a commodity. There must be provisions for low-income or structurally vulnerable groups and action to eliminate discriminatory practices in the public and private sectors, which these groups continuously navigate. This report seeks to monitor the right to adequate housing in Ireland by providing a baseline measurement framework consisting of six key dimensions: access to housing; housing affordability; security; cultural adequacy; housing quality; and location, access to services and local environment. Such an approach follows on from the ESRI/IHREC report on Monitoring decent work inIreland published earlier this year. By monitoring a particular economic, social or cultural right across a set of selected dimensions, reports such as these can provide a baseline on the progression, and regression in this instance, on the right to adequate housing. It can also reveal differential experiences and outcomes for different groups. For example, the Commission is particularly concerned about the profound barriers to adequate housing highlighted in this report among racial and ethnic minorities including Travellers, women, lone parents, younger and older persons, and migrants.While there is international and national legislation prohibiting discrimination relating to housing it is our view that the right to adequate housing should be enshrined in the Constitution. This is particularly important as we move into a recovery phase following the COVID-19 pandemic and the lifting of the emergency tenancy protection policy measures that were temporarily enacted during this time.A rights-based approach to housing not only acknowledges that housing is more than bricks and mortar: it combats inequality in housing which is pervasive across the Irish housing sector. Adequate housing allows all members of society to not only survive but thrive and achieve their full potential, whilst leading to a more just, inclusive and sustainable society.There is evidence that the public agrees: a survey commissioned by the Commission in 2020 found 82 per cent of people in Ireland consider housing to be a basic human right. I wish to extend my thanks to Dr Helen Russell and her team for their work on Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland. This report marks the tenth -and final -published report since 2017 under the IHREC / ESRI Irish Human Rights and Equality Research Programme Series.These research reports examine equality and discrimination in Ireland across a wide range of themes and topics including disability, inequali...

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Section: Spending On Housing and Social Housing Provisionmentioning

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“…Previous research has shown that lone parent families are especially likely to experience deprivation and non-employment (Privalko 2019;Maître et al, 2020, Watson et al, 2016.…”

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Parental investment or parenting stress? Examining the links between poverty and child development in Ireland

Li,

Chzhen

2023

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Out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure amongst community-dwelling adults: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) in 2016

Larkin,

Prendergast,

Murry

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Background The number of prescription medicines prescribed to older adults is increasing in Ireland and other countries. This is leading to higher out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure for older adults, which has several negative consequences including cost-related non-adherence. This study aimed to characterise out-of-pocket prescription medicine payments, and examine their relationship with entitlements, multimorbidity and adherence. Methods This cross-sectional study used 2016 data from a nationally-representative sample of adults in Ireland aged 50 years or less. Descriptive statistics and regression models were used to describe out-of-pocket prescription medicine payments and assess the association between out-of-pocket prescription medicine payments and the following variables: healthcare entitlements, multimorbidity, and cost-related non-adherence. Results There were 5,668 eligible participants. Median annual out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure was 144 euro (IQR: 0-312 euro). A generalised linear model showed that, amongst those with out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure, having fewer healthcare entitlements was associated with 4.74 (95% CI: 4.37-5.15) times higher out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure. Overall, 1.7% (n=89) of participants reported cost-related non-adherence in the previous year. A multivariable model found no significant associations between any variables and cost-related non-adherence. Conclusions Those with entitlements to subsidised prescription medicines had much lower out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure. This highlights the benefits of expanding healthcare entitlements and ensuring uptake of entitlements by those with eligibility.

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Social Transfers and Deprivation in Ireland: A study of cash and non-cash payments tied to housing, childcare, and primary health care services

Abstract: A new ESRI study commissioned by the Department of Social Protection found that tied cash and non-cash transfers are associated with lower deprivation, especially among vulnerable families. The authors considered benefits tied to housing, childcare, and medical services using 2017 data.

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Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland

Monitoring adequate housing in Ireland

Parental investment or parenting stress? Examining the links between poverty and child development in Ireland

Out-of-pocket prescription medicine expenditure amongst community-dwelling adults: findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) in 2016

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