There are hundreds of reasons why the income of the poor should not be cut to tackle Ireland's crisis - but most of us have come across that crucial moment in the argument where the particular example escapes us - or when we just can't remember that killer fact.

But winning those arguments and ensuring that people understand our case is crucial to protecting the most vulnerable in our society.

To help activists, campaigning organisations and campaign supporters get the case across, the members of The Poor Can't Pay' coalition have been preparing short summaries of the reasons why specfic payments need to be defended. The documents have been prepared as 'ten reasons why' bullet points which summarise the key issues and key arguments.

You can access the first four 'Ten Reasons not to cut...' documents (which cover Jobseekers payments, Childbenefit, Older peoples payments and the Minimum Wage' here.

Use them in any way you think is effective, let us know if you have any suggestions to improve them or to cover other issues.