{"id":3787,"date":"2024-01-25T13:41:35","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/?p=3787"},"modified":"2024-01-25T13:41:35","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T13:41:35","slug":"government-is-failing-to-address-rising-child-poverty-levels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/government-is-failing-to-address-rising-child-poverty-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Government is failing to address rising child poverty levels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Figures published today show that the Government is failing to get to grips with rising child poverty levels, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Whitmore, who is the party\u2019s spokesperson on children, said:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe 2023 State of the Nation\u2019s Children (SONC) report paints a bleak picture of child poverty in Ireland and shows that the numbers are going in the wrong direction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are more than 1.2 million children living in Ireland today. However, the report reveals that 15.2 per cent of them were considered to be at risk of poverty last year \u2013 up from 13.6 per cent in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe figure for children experiencing consistent poverty was 7.5 per cent, up from 5.2 per cent in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Taoiseach has previously stated that he wants Ireland to be the best country in Europe to be a child. The figures published today are completely at odds with this aspiration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Government\u2019s Child Poverty Unit must use the data contained in the SONC report and take strategic action to improve the lives of vulnerable children and families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPoverty is corrosive and can prevent children from accessing future educational, social and employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo country with a strong economy like Ireland\u2019s can justify rising child poverty levels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>January 25, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Figures published today show that the Government is failing to get to grips with rising child poverty levels, according to Social Democrats TD Jennifer Whitmore. 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