As people in situations of poverty and exclusion generally face a whole series of difficulties (including joblessness, a lack of qualifications, health problems and housing issues), the European Union has, since 2006, focussed on the pursuit of an overall strategy called‘social inclusion’.
Cé go bhfuil a lán meicníochtaí tacaíochta ag an chuid is mó de na Ballstáit, ní éiríonn leo seo i gcónaí teacht ar na daoine ar an anás agus iad a thógáil as an bhochtaineacht.