Monthly Archives: May 2026

On May 6th, the AISSN hosted our second webinar in the our child poverty series. This explored cash transfers to children, with Dr Barra Roantree (TCD) and Professor Stephen Sinclair (Chair, Poverty and Inequality in Scotland). Barra will outlined his research on the proposal to introduce a means-tested second-tier of child benefit in the Republic ofContinueContinue reading “AISSN Webinar Briefing: Cash Transfers for Children: The Story in the Republic of Ireland and Scotland”

On April 16th, AISSN hosted its second webinar of the year on ‘Child Poverty on the Island of Ireland’. Presentations were given by Louise Bayliss, head of Social Justice and Social Policy at St Vincent De Paul and Christine Ellison, Senior Analyst with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) in Northern Ireland (NI). Speaking about theContinueContinue reading “AISSN Webinar Briefing: Child Poverty on the Island of Ireland.”