Irish pensioners among wealthiest in EU, survey shows

Ireland’s pensioners are among the happiest and wealthiest in the EU, according to figures released ahead of International Day of Older Persons tomorrow, but those under 65 are among the most at risk of poverty.

Younger generations are more than twice as likely to be at risk of poverty which is higher than the EU average according to Eurostat. And they are among the most at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the EU, with only Bulgarians, Romanians, Latvians and Greeks worse off.

Pensioners are at the other end of the scale, with those from just five countries at less risk of poverty than the Irish — the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Denmark and the Czech Republic.