People in private rented accommodation and single-parent households are the most vulnerable to crippling debt, according to a report.

People on zero-hour contracts or similar work situations are so financially precarious some are avoiding going to the doctor or delaying having children.

An independent think-tank has today urging the Government to show evidence that it has 'poverty proofed' next month's Budget.

THE State's forthcoming 1916 commemoration could hinder efforts to secure power-sharing in the North, two leading think tanks have warned.