Poverty in Ireland (Leaving Cert Religious Education): Flashcards

Cannot access basic necessities like food, water, shelter, healthcare

Income below country average; can't participate fully in society

Absolute uses universal standards; relative compares within society

Less than 60% of national median income

13.1%

5.3%

Lone-parent families

Nearly 1 in 5; more than double national average

Highest housing costs in EU; inadequate social housing supply

Affordable childcare severely limited; among Europe's highest costs

Welfare payments fall short of real living costs; benefit cuts

Gender inequality; stigma towards lone parents (mostly women)

Economic (housing), Social (childcare), Political (welfare), Cultural (gender)

Children in poverty face long-term disadvantages into adulthood