IE · 2012 · tespm050_r
Impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region
Ireland, 2012
In 2012, Ireland's impact of social transfers (excluding pensions) on poverty reduction by sex and NUTS 2 region decreased by 4.9% compared to 2011, reaching 58.6.
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 22.0% (from 48.0 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm050_r, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.