Immigrants no more likely to claim welfare, ESRI finds

Immigrants make higher fiscal contribution back to public services than Irish-born, says ESRI

The findings show that there is no general pattern of immigrants being more likely to be in receipt of welfare compared to the Irish-born.

Immigrants make higher fiscal contribution than Irish-born, ESRI study finds

Separate study found ‘no general pattern’ of immigrants being more likely to be in receipt of welfare payments

Immigrants no more likely to claim welfare, ESRI finds

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.