It’s claimed Clare’s acute housing and transport deficits are contributing to a surge in child poverty.
It follows a new report from Barnardos which found that 47% of parents said their children went without or cut down on food, heat, electricity and medicine over the past six months.
In the 2023 Clare Survey, respondents identified a lack of access to affordable and social housing and public transport as the county’s greatest issues.
Clare Saint Vincent DePaul President, Denis Carthy says the costs are trickling down to the kitchen table.
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