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EU SILC data on Income and Living Conditions in Ireland – Legacy from 2010 EY Against Poverty will be to drive more people deeper into poverty

Statistics released on 25 November by the Central Statistics Office show that the current crisis has driven more people into extreme poverty, with almost one in four households in arrears with their household bills at some time during 2009, and one in ten households falling into debt in the same period.