Vincentian MESL Research Centre
@mesl.bsky.social
The Vincentian MESL Research Centre at SVP is an independent unit focused on establishing the minimum cost of a life with dignity for people in Ireland.
www.budgeting.ie
CRA: 20013
www.budgeting.ie
CRA: 20013
The 2025/26 real #LivingWage rate for Ireland will be announced on Wednesday 1st October. www.livingwage.ie
September 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The 2025/26 real #LivingWage rate for Ireland will be announced on Wednesday 1st October. www.livingwage.ie
The #MESL2025 report out today!
Read the report for details of the Minimum Essential Standard of Living in 2025:
📈18.8% change in MESL costs from 2020 to 2025
👩👦👦Update on minimum needs of children
💶Adequacy of social protection rates and minimum wage
www.budgeting.ie
Read the report for details of the Minimum Essential Standard of Living in 2025:
📈18.8% change in MESL costs from 2020 to 2025
👩👦👦Update on minimum needs of children
💶Adequacy of social protection rates and minimum wage
www.budgeting.ie
June 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The #MESL2025 report out today!
Read the report for details of the Minimum Essential Standard of Living in 2025:
📈18.8% change in MESL costs from 2020 to 2025
👩👦👦Update on minimum needs of children
💶Adequacy of social protection rates and minimum wage
www.budgeting.ie
Read the report for details of the Minimum Essential Standard of Living in 2025:
📈18.8% change in MESL costs from 2020 to 2025
👩👦👦Update on minimum needs of children
💶Adequacy of social protection rates and minimum wage
www.budgeting.ie
Join the team at the Vincentian MESL research centre.
We're hiring a MESL Researcher (on a specific purpose contract).
🗓️Applications close on 23rd May 2025
👉 www.svp.ie/careers/work...
We're hiring a MESL Researcher (on a specific purpose contract).
🗓️Applications close on 23rd May 2025
👉 www.svp.ie/careers/work...
May 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Join the team at the Vincentian MESL research centre.
We're hiring a MESL Researcher (on a specific purpose contract).
🗓️Applications close on 23rd May 2025
👉 www.svp.ie/careers/work...
We're hiring a MESL Researcher (on a specific purpose contract).
🗓️Applications close on 23rd May 2025
👉 www.svp.ie/careers/work...
New @esri.ie paper finds 11% of people live in households below the Minimum Essential Standard of Living.
Children, lone parents, working age single adults and renters are the most effected.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Children, lone parents, working age single adults and renters are the most effected.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Renters, lone parents among those mostly likely to have income that does not meet spending needs
New study finds Irish households on average need 45% of disposable weekly income, after housing costs, to cover basic expenditure
www.irishtimes.com
December 20, 2024 at 8:33 AM
New @esri.ie paper finds 11% of people live in households below the Minimum Essential Standard of Living.
Children, lone parents, working age single adults and renters are the most effected.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Children, lone parents, working age single adults and renters are the most effected.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Our #MESL Impact Briefing assessing Budget 2025 is out now.
We analyse the impact of Budget 2025, applying the MESL data to examine the impact of the announced measures on income adequacy next year.
The briefing is available at www.budgeting.ie/publications/budget-2025-1/
We analyse the impact of Budget 2025, applying the MESL data to examine the impact of the announced measures on income adequacy next year.
The briefing is available at www.budgeting.ie/publications/budget-2025-1/
November 21, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Our #MESL Impact Briefing assessing Budget 2025 is out now.
We analyse the impact of Budget 2025, applying the MESL data to examine the impact of the announced measures on income adequacy next year.
The briefing is available at www.budgeting.ie/publications/budget-2025-1/
We analyse the impact of Budget 2025, applying the MESL data to examine the impact of the announced measures on income adequacy next year.
The briefing is available at www.budgeting.ie/publications/budget-2025-1/
Reposted by Vincentian MESL Research Centre
Our @europeansocieties.bsky.social article with @surili.bsky.social is featured in today's Irish Times (@irishtimes.bsky.social) with some on-point quotes by us.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Full paper here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616696.2023.2275592
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Full paper here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616696.2023.2275592
December 5, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Our @europeansocieties.bsky.social article with @surili.bsky.social is featured in today's Irish Times (@irishtimes.bsky.social) with some on-point quotes by us.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Full paper here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616696.2023.2275592
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
Full paper here:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14616696.2023.2275592
#MESL Working Paper 'The cost of adequately heating the home' published.
Examines
• cost of meeting energy need, by dwelling efficiency for 4 household types,
• burden of energy costs
• risk of #energypoverty in social welfare and minimum wage scenarios.
www.budgeting.ie/publications...
Examines
• cost of meeting energy need, by dwelling efficiency for 4 household types,
• burden of energy costs
• risk of #energypoverty in social welfare and minimum wage scenarios.
www.budgeting.ie/publications...
December 4, 2023 at 10:08 AM
#MESL Working Paper 'The cost of adequately heating the home' published.
Examines
• cost of meeting energy need, by dwelling efficiency for 4 household types,
• burden of energy costs
• risk of #energypoverty in social welfare and minimum wage scenarios.
www.budgeting.ie/publications...
Examines
• cost of meeting energy need, by dwelling efficiency for 4 household types,
• burden of energy costs
• risk of #energypoverty in social welfare and minimum wage scenarios.
www.budgeting.ie/publications...