People with long-standing health problems at greater risk of poverty than those with no health issues

The Central Statistics Office has said poverty rates and rates of enforced deprivation are higher for people with poorer health across a range of indicators.

Poverty rates are almost four times higher among people with long-standing health problems than those not limited by a health issue, new figures have shown.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has said poverty rates and rates of enforced deprivation are higher for people with poorer health across a range of indicators.