IE · 2016 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Ireland, 2016
In 2016, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 7.3% compared to 2015, reaching 51.5.
Ireland ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 16.5% (from 61.6 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.