From 2013 onwards, the rate of deprivation fell for all age groups, but children remained the most disadvantaged of them all. The economic crisis will intensify this injustice. Child poverty on this scale is disastrous, both for the individuals who suffer it and for society. Children slipped off the agenda in the last economic crisis. Child poverty must be seen for what it is: a threat to the health of the nation.

Source: The Irish Times July 10, 2020 20:26 UTC