EAPN Ireland notes that rates of poverty have not returned to 2008 pre-crisis levels, with worrying trends of high poverty levels amongst specific groups. In addition, two major events caused for an increasing level of concern: Covid-19 and the Brexit. 2020 will thus be a challenging year for the Irish government to make poverty numbers decline.
Poverty Watch Main Findings
Most affected groups
Single adult households under 65
Single parent households
Unemployed people
People with disabilities or illness
Travelling community, migrant communities, asylum seekers & homeless people
Main priorities
- The right to healthcare for all
- The right to housing for all
- The right to education for all
- The right to legislative protection from discrimination: socio-economic status
- The right to empowered and active community development organisations
Contact details
EAPN Ireland
c/o National Women’s Council of Ireland
100 North King Street
Dublin (Ireland)
Tel: +35 31 8745737
Fax: +35 31 8781289
E-mail: enquiries (@ ) eapn.ie
Website: www.eapn.ie
