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.
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
Contact details
EAPN Ireland
Tel: +35 31 8745737
Fax: +35 31 8781289
E-mail: enquiries (@ ) eapn.ie
Website: www.eapn.ie