JIM WALSH SOCIAL INCLUSION DIVISION, DSP LEADER presentation Government policies for social inclusion 1
Poverty Measures & Trends Poverty = inadequate income & resources exclusion from everyday activities can be intergenerational and cumulative
UPDATED AND EXTENDED Policy framework
Whole-of- government approach to child poverty Income Employment Services
European Dimension Headline target to lift 20 million people out of poverty & social exclusion Inclusive labour markets Horizontal issue for structural funds Action by IE in relation to household joblessness
Poverty Targets Targets Effective target Overall 2% or less (4% by 2016) -6.2pp (2016: - 4.2pp) Children 70,000 (3.2%) -101,000 (-8.5pp) Europe (combined measure) 200,000 (26.6%) -510,000 (-11pp) 6
Household Joblessness 14% Adults 16% Children
Responding to household joblessness 8
Pathways to Work
Rural poverty employment, esp. for jobless households demography service delivery community initiatives costs of rural living welfare reform data collection & analysis
Role of civil society in tackling poverty Community development Service providers Social enterprises Advocacy groups Social Inclusion Forum UN day for eradication of poverty
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