In most of the EU, children are at greater risk of poverty than the overall population.The reasons for this are complex and include living in a household with few or no jobs, or with jobs that do not pay enough, living with one parent, and / or in a large family, and insufficient income support to families.
Tá cúiseanna coimpléascacha i gceist anseo ar a n-áirítear leanaí ina gcónaí i dteaghlaigh ar bheagán post nó gan poist ar bith, nó poist a íocann pá ró-íseal, leanaí ina gcónaí le tuismitheoir amháin, agus/nó leanaí i dteaghlach mór, agus forlíonadh ioncam teaghlaigh neamhleor.