Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region

In 2021, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region increased by 8.4% compared to 2020, reaching 60.3.

Ireland ranks 1st out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 17.1% (from 51.5 in 2016).

Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.