Poverty Archives – The College View

Subsidised Households are most likely to be “driven into poverty.”

January 21, 2022

55.9% of subsidised households are currently living under the poverty line after housing costs, a new report by Social Justice Ireland (SJI) confirms. The report by SJI, entitled Housing and Poverty 2022 was published on Read more…

Approximately 85,000 people in Ireland who menstruate are at risk of period poverty.

November 10, 2021

Period poverty is defined as not having access to the products necessary during a period, such as tampons, sanitary pads, menstrual cups or pain relief.

Large number of students skip meals in order to afford to attend college

June 14, 2016

More than 58% of students in Ireland are forced to miss meals to afford to stay in college, according to a recent survey conducted by the Union Students of Ireland (USI).