Lone parents, single working-age adults, renters and households with children are the groups that are most likely to have an income that does not meet their basic needs, a report has found.

The report, which was published today by the ESRI in partnership with the Department of Social Protection, looked at data from 2022.

It found that 11% of people do not live in households that meet their basic needs.

Of this group, 72% are at risk of poverty, 35% experience material deprivation and 23% live in consistent poverty.

The ESRI defines income poverty as a household income that is less than 60% of the median income.

The majority of people, however, do live in households where their basic expenditure needs are met.

Poverty

"The report shows that while consistent poverty levels are at a historic low and fell for all groups measured by the CSO’s latest Survey of Income and Living Conditions, a minority of people are living in households where their expenditure needs are not met," a spokesperson for the ESRI said.

The study's co-author and the ESRI's Senior Researcher Bertrand Maître acknowledged how the study shows certain households are struggling more than others.

"Although most people live in households that meet their expenditure needs, a higher proportion of children, tenants, lone parents, and single working-age adults do not," he said.

Mr Maître said the study highlights the need for adequate housing support for tenants. 

Feature image shows a woman looking at bills, Alamy.