Housing crisis sees one in five people in Ireland living in poverty

The study has found that there are over 950,000 people living in poverty in Ireland after housing costs are factored in. File picture 

The impact of the housing crisis in Ireland is having a major impact on the country's overall poverty rate, with 371,000 extra people living in poverty because of housing costs. 

The amount of people living in poverty jumps from  11.6% to 19% after housing costs are factored in, and renters are being hit the hardest with 41.6% at risk of poverty month to month, a new study by Social Justice Ireland has revealed.