1-in-5 children live in families below the poverty line when housing costs are accounted for.
This amounts to more than 225,000 children, with Ireland ranked 16th out of 27 countries in the European Union in terms of its after housing cost poverty rate for children.
This rate is largely unchanged in recent years and differs little from that seen from 2007 to 2009 when the financial crisis was unfolding.
These are among the key findings of new ESRI research published today in partnership with Community Foundation Ireland, using the latest data from the CSO’s Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC).