Irish lone parents and people with a disability are the most deprived of 11 EU countries

The deprivation gap in Ireland between vulnerable citizens — such as lone parents and people with a disability — and other adults is the largest of a group of 11 EU countries and for more than a decade.

A study launched today also found that the deprivation gap in that decade increased the most in Ireland, compared with those other 11 EU countries, which include Britain, France, and Spain.

One-third of lone parents, and a fifth of adults with a disability, in Ireland are persistently deprived.