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What is Consistent Poverty? The official Government approved poverty measure used in Ireland is consistent poverty, developed independently by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). This measure identifies the proportion of people, from those with an income below a certain threshold (less than 60% of median income), who are deprived of two or more goods or services considered essential for a basic standard of living. The consistent poverty measure was devised in 1987 using indicators of deprivation based on standards of living at that time. The Government in 2007 accepted the advice of the ESRI to revise the deprivation indicators to better reflect current living standards and, in particular, to focus to a greater degree on items reflecting social inclusion and participation in society. This resulted in the measure, originally based on lacking one or more items from an 8-item index, changing to one based on lacking two or more items from the following 11-item index: Two pairs of strong shoes A warm waterproof overcoat Buy new not second-hand clothes Eat meals with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day Have a roast joint or its equivalent once a week Had to go without heating during the last year through lack of money Keep the home adequately warm Buy presents for family or friends at least once a year Replace any worn out furniture Have family or friends for a drink or meal once a month Have a morning, afternoon or evening out in the last fortnight, for entertainment Three indicators are used to measure poverty in Ireland - consistent poverty (which is the official measure), at-risk-of-poverty (AROP), and material deprivation. See Box 1 for an explanation of each of these terms and an illustration of the components of consistent poverty. More information about the latest poverty rates and trends is contained in the annual Social Inclusion Monitor, and on CSO webpages about the annual Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) results.
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Cad is Bochtaineacht Chomhsheasmhach ann? Is é an bhochtaineacht chomh sheasmhach an tomhas ar bhochtaineacht atá faofa go hoifigiúil ag an Rialtas; d’fhorbair an Institiúid Taighde Eacnamaíochta agus Sóisialta (an ESRI) é seo go neamhspleách. Aithníonn an tomhas seo cion daoine, astu siúd a bhfuil ioncam acu faoi bhun tairsí áirithe (níos lú ná 60% den ioncam meánach), a a mbaintear dhá sheirbhís nó earra nó níos mó díobh a mheastar gur bunriachtanais iad chun críocha bunchaighdeáin maireachtála. Ceapadh an tomhas ar bhochtaineacht chomhsheasmhach in 1987 trí úsáid a bhaint as táscairí díothaithe bunaithe ar chaighdeáin maireachtála ag an am. Ghlac an Rialtas le comhairle an ESRI, in 2007, na táscairí díothaithe a leasú chun caighdeáin maireachtála reatha a léiriú níos fearr agus, go háirithe, chun díriú ar shlí níos mó ar nithe a léiríonn cuimsiú sóisialta agus rannpháirteachas sa tsochaí. I ngeall air seo, ceapadh tomhas, a bhí bunaithe ar mír amháin a bheith ar lár as innéacs 8 mír an chéad uair, atá bunaithe ar dhá mhír nó níos mó a bheith ar lár as an innéacs 11 mír seo a leanas: - Dhá phéire bróg láidir - Cóta mór teolaí uiscedhíonach - Éadaí nua seachas éadaí athláimhe a cheannach - Béilte a ithe a bhfuil feoil, sicín, iasc (nó a chomhionann d’fheoilséantóirí gach dara lá - Dinnéar rósta a ithe (nó a chomhionann) uair sa tseachtain - Déanamh de cheal teasa le linn na bliana seo caite de bharr easpa airgid - An teach a choinneáil te a dhóthain. - Bronntanais a cheannach do bhaill teaghlaigh nó do chairde uair sa bhliain ar a laghad - Troscán nua a chur in áit troscán seanchaite - Cuireadh a thabhairt do bhaill teaghlaigh nó do chairde i gcomhair deoch nó béile uair sa mhí - Maidin, iarnóin nó tráthnóna amuigh sa choicís deireanach chun críocha siamsaíochta Úsáidfear an sraith táscairí díothaithe d’fhonn bochtaineacht chomhsheasmhach a thomhas le linn shaolré an Phlean Ghníomhaíochta Náisiúnta um Chuimsiú Sóisialta. Is é 6.5% ráta reatha na bochtaineachta comhsheasmhach, laghdú ó 8.2% in 2003.