Cost Of Living Crisis: Impact on Children 2025
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Author
Amárach Research
Date
2025
Type
Report
Language
en
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Abstract
For the past four years we have been monitoring the impact of cost of living increases on families and children. This report is the fourth in a series detailing the number of families who are cutting back and going without essentials, the impact it is having on their day to day lives and general quality of life and the worries they have for the future.
The latest statistics from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) show that the rate of child deprivation remained similar last year when compared to 2023, 21.2% marginally down from 21.4%. However, there was a jump in the number of children at risk of poverty, from 14.3% to 15.3%, and substantial increase in those deemed to be living in consistent poverty, from 4.8% to 8.5%. This is despite there being cost of living measures in place over the last few budgets, without which there would have higher increases.
In the recent Programme for Government there was a commitment to implement actions to ‘lift more children out of poverty, giving them the futures they deserve’. The Taoiseach Michael Martin reiterated this at the National Economic Dialogue stating that for Budget 2026 he is asking ministers to plan and come forward with measures that will really make the difference to the most vulnerable families and children. At the same time the Child Poverty and Programme Office has recently committed to continue to monitor progress, address challenges, and grow thenational coordinated effort to improve the lives of children and their families and communities.
The findings of this report urge government to fulfil these promise, taking actions, both immediate and longer term to ensure all children in Ireland have access to basic essentials necessary for a decent childhood.
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Report
Citation
Amárach Research. (2025). Cost of Living Crisis: Impact on Children 2025. https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13085/1373
Publisher
Barnardos