Augmenting social welfare for asylum seekers in Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12284080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Liam Thornton (0000-0002-4971-4579, School of Law, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 441-460 |
| Publication date | 2020-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Social Welfare Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-8033 • E-ISSN: 1469-9621 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09649069.2020.1837521 |
| OpenAlex | W3097802707 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Lessening perceived pull factors and preventing alleged abuse of welfare systems is proffered as the key rationale for significantly limited weekly social welfare payments for persons claiming asylum. Despite these narratives continuing to dominate parliamentary, Government, judicial and public thinking for almost two decades, between 2016 and 2019, weekly payments to asylum seekers in Ireland doubled, albeit starting from an extraordinarily low level. This article presents the first comprehensive description, analysis and critique of how and why this doubling of weekly social welfare payments for asylum seekers occurred. Framed within the context of a Government sponsored reform initiative, the reasons for weekly payment increases to asylum seekers is multifaceted. Rather than being able to trace policy proposals through publicly accessible information, extensive reliance was made on obtaining documentation through the Freedom of Information Act. The interactions of political expediency, legislative reform, and implementing reform proposals, all contributed to further protection of social welfare rights for asylum seekers in Ireland. Nevertheless, these advances must be viewed in light of continuing rejection of equal applicability of social assistance law to persons seeking asylum
Context (archaeology · Economics · Freedom of information · Government (linguistics · Legislature · Payment · Political science · Refugee · Social Welfare · Welfare · Welfare reform · Employment and Welfare Studies · Irish and British Studies · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Public Administration
The Policy of Direct Provision in Ireland
Fake news? A critical analysis of the ‘Welfare Cheats, Cheat Us All ’ campaign in Ireland
Meeting Basic Needs? Forced Migrants and Welfare
Solidarity towards immigrants in European welfare states
Comparing the access conditions for minimum income support in four EU member states for national, EU and non-EU citizens
The ‘essential living needs’ of asylum seekers
Social rights, child rights, discrimination and devolution
Universal Credit
The Treatment of Asylum Seekers in the UK
Chronicle of a Reform Process
The Future of the Welfare State and Social Rights
Upon the Limits of Rights Regimes”
Dual conditionality in welfare and housing for lone parents in Ireland
Constraining and confining ethnic minorities
Interpreting the Right to a Dignified Minimum Existence
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |