{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/686e33c2e52066772f786d00?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Social Welfare Rates Must Increase by €25, says Social Justice Ireland – 09/07/2025","description":"<p>Social Justice Ireland is advocating for a €25 increase in all weekly social welfare rates, alongside benchmarking these rates to average earnings, starting in Budget 2025. </p><p><br></p><p>This would bring the basic social welfare rate to €257 in 2025, according to the organisation.</p><p><br></p><p>Social &amp; Policy Analyst at Social Justice Ireland, Michelle Murphy, joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us about this.&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"lmfm "}