IE · 2018 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Ireland, 2018
In 2018, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 1.5% compared to 2017, reaching 51.8.
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 12.3% (from 59.0 in 2013).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.