{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6a293013427484b4a48345f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Immigrants No More Likely to Claim Welfare, Report Finds - 10/06/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1781079804191-0f04d1c9-59a0-4ad5-bc0e-934b1a4c3b8d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>No general pattern exists of immigrants being more likely to be in receipt of social welfare compared to native-born Irish citizens, an ESRI report on welfare receipt rates has found.</p><p><br></p><p>The report used data from the Central Statistics Office to assess whether immigrants in Ireland are more or less likely to be in receipt of welfare payments compared to Irish-born people.</p><p><br></p><p>It examined a broad set of payments including unemployment, sickness/disability and family/children-related welfare payments, including universal child benefit.</p><p><br></p><p>We found out more about this on The Agenda this morning. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}