Report: One in five children living below poverty line

A new report has revealed that almost one in five Irish children is living below the poverty line.

Report: One in five children living below poverty line

The paper by Social Justice Ireland (SJI) found that children represent a quarter of Ireland's poor.

According to the latest available figures from 2012, almost half of the population would be living in poverty without social welfare payments.

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