Cost of Living Issues
Dail Éireann — 2022-05-17
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Heather Humphreys (FG), Cavan-Monaghan

Data from SILC in 2021 are the official poverty data for Ireland. The survey was undertaken in 2021 and refers to 2020 income. I will give the Deputy a few figures from it. The rate of consistent poverty reduced from 4.7% in 2020 to 4% in 2021. The number of people at-risk of poverty reduced from 13.2% to 11.6%. The deprivation rate reduced from 14.3% to 13.8% in 2021. Social transfers resulted in a reduction in the at-risk of poverty rate from 38.6% to 11.6%. In 2021, Covid-19 income supports reduced the at-risk of poverty rate from 19.9% to 11.6%. Consistent poverty among children reduced from 7.2% in 2020 to 5.2% in 2021 and consistent poverty among lone parents reduced from 19.3% to 13.1%.

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Sitting date: 2022-05-17