Almost 1.4 million Irish residents, or 28 percent of
Ireland’s population, were forced to endure “enforced deprivation” (a form of
poverty characterized by a lack of two or more basics required for a comfortable
standard of living such as the ability to afford adequate food, heating and
clothing) throughout 2013, the state's Central Statistics Office (CSO) says. 440,000
are children that’s 37% of all children, and more than 90,000 are pensioners, more
than one-in-six elderly live in deprivation. 53 percent of Irish citizens who
are unfit to work due to illness or disability lack basic requirements deemed
essential to a reasonable standard of living.
Meanwhile, Irish citizens’ average income after tax plunged
to €17,374 (£13,300) in 2013 - a decrease of roughly 2 percent on 2012.
The CSO’s report found deprivation rates in Ireland rose
from 13.7 percent in 2008 to 30.5 percent in 2013.
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