IE · 2017 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Ireland, 2017
In 2017, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region increased by 2.2% compared to 2016, reaching 52.6.
Ireland ranks 2nd 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 10.3% (from 58.6 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.