The Economic and Social Research Institute published a report titled “Thematic Report on Persistent Income Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland” on 31st July.
The report analyses the changes in income poverty and persistent material deprivation between 2015 and 2023, and considering fluctuations around the COVID-19 pandemic. Using, Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) cross-sectional and longitudinal data, it tracks changes over time and identifies poverty dynamics. The main finding of the report is that much higher shares of people were found to have been poor at least once over two consecutive years than point-in-time shares suggest. Indeed, the longitudinal data shows that on average, 18% of the population were AROP at least once within two consecutive years between 2015 and 2023 (and 22% were in material deprivation) while the cross-sectional data reveals a yearly average AROP rate of 13% (and 17% for material deprivation).
The report can be downloaded here.