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Childhood Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland, 2004-2012

Childhood Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland, 2004-2012. Dorothy Watson, November 6 2014. Outline of Presentation. National poverty measures for Irish children 2004-2012 Ireland in EU context Child-specific deprivation enforced lack of items specifically affecting children

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Childhood Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland, 2004-2012

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  1. Childhood Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland, 2004-2012 Dorothy Watson, November 6 2014

  2. Outline of Presentation • National poverty measures for Irish children 2004-2012 • Ireland in EU context • Child-specific deprivation • enforced lack of items specifically affecting children • SILC 2009 & deprivation module (children 2-15) • Risk factors for childhood deprivation • child-specific and household-level • Policy Implications

  3. National Poverty Measures • For total population and children age 0-17 • Income poverty (At-risk-of-poverty, ARP) – income below 60% median (equivalised) • Basic Deprivation – Household enforced lack of 2 or more of 11 basic items (food, clothing, heating, furniture, social life) • Consistent Poverty (Both Income poor & deprived)

  4. National Measures, Income Poverty: 2004-2012

  5. National Measures, Basic Deprivation, 2004-2012

  6. National Measures, Consistent poverty, 2004-12

  7. Income Poverty in Ireland and EU15, 2004-2012 (EU measure) – Total population and children

  8. Severe Material Deprivation in Ireland and EU15, 2004-2012 (EU measure) – Total population and children (0-17)

  9. Lessons from National Measures • Rates of poverty higher for children than adults • True of all 3 national measures (at-risk-of poverty, deprivation and consistent poverty) • True throughout the 2004-2012 period • True for the EU15 in general • Poverty rates (especially deprivation) increased during recession • In 2012, severe material deprivation (but not income poverty) higher in Ireland than EU15 average

  10. Child-specific deprivation, 2009 SILC • 2009 SILC allows us to examine child-specific deprivation • Items the child lacks because household cannot afford • Asked of householder • Available for children age 2-15

  11. Childhood Deprivation Items (age 2-15)

  12. Overlap between Child-Specific & Basic Deprivation Not deprived 73% Basic Only 14% Both Basic & Child 10% Child Only 3%

  13. Risk Factors for Childhood Deprivation • Main factors are low income, mother’s low education, large family size • Employment of parents important to household income • Also linked to ability to protect children • ‘Protected children’ – basic-only deprivation • Slightly higher socio-economic position • Father in employment • Risks for children, in particular (‘child-only’) • Family instability • Mother not working • Disadvantaged social class

  14. Policy Implications • Income and work are independently important: • Task is to identify the most productive balance between income protection and services to promote employment opportunities • Mothers’ education & employment • Implications for childcare • Implications for training, second-chance education

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