Child Poverty Crisis Demands Action | Belfast News

Child poverty is soaring, with one in ten kids lacking basics and 200,000 living below the line — despite rising incomes. The head of the Children’s Rights Alliance is demanding urgent action, calling it a political failure and urging smarter policies: bigger welfare boosts, energy bill relief, expanded childcare, and targeted child payments — €10 for under-12s, €18 for older kids. She insists these steps can break the cycle within a generation. The Taoiseach admits the crisis is unacceptable but defends current efforts like free schoolbooks and record child support hikes, pointing to education, housing, and healthcare as pillars of his strategy — while acknowledging more cross-agency coordination is needed. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/cb864917524d6778