Jobs boom ‘reduced child poverty’

THE number of children with unemployed parents dropped by two-thirds at the height of the Celtic Tiger, a survey revealed yesterday.

Jobs boom ‘reduced child poverty’

During that time, the number of children living in jobless households fell from 27% to 9%, according to the ESRI Work-Poor Households report.

The report's author Dr Helen Russell said the figures were good news for child poverty trends.

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