The deprivation rate has doubled and disposable income fallen, finds the Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC) for Ireland, 2010.

The key points from the survey are:

• The deprivation rate has increased from 12 per cent in 2007 to 23 per cent in 2010 (measured as two or more deprivations).
• Average annual equivalised disposable income in 2010 fell by 5 per cent over 2009.
• Income inequality increased between 2009 and 2010 as shown by the quintile share ratio.

The full report is available from the Central Statistics Office Ireland.

See also:
Christopher T. Whelan and Bertrand Maitre (2011) Identifying Childhood Deprivation: How Well do National Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Ireland Perform? This article looks at how successful these indicators are at capturing childhood deprivation.