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According to the most recent poverty figures, 17% of the Irish population are at risk of poverty and 7% experience consistent poverty. However, some social groups have higher poverty rates than the rest of the population: lone parent families, the unemployed, people with disabilities or long-term illnesses, and immigrants. Older people's risk of poverty has fallen from 20% in 2005 to 14% in 2006, and the rate of consistent poverty for this group has decreased from 4% in 2005 to 2% in 2006.

This table shows how these groups compare with the population as a whole:

More Information

For more information on how particular social groups are affected by poverty, see our child poverty, lone parents and homelessness pages.

More detailed information on the results of EU-SILC 2006 is available in the EU-SILC section of the CSO website.

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