Systemic barriers are keeping families in poverty, summit hears

The Government must tear down the “systemic barriers” keeping families in poverty, a major conference has heard.

With the budget looming, One Family — which represents single-parent families — said the Government must take urgent action in multiple areas such as housing, childcare, and access to social welfare payments if it is to achieve its goal of reducing child poverty in Ireland.

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