Abstract

Chapter 3 provides an overview of poverty research in Ireland from a food perspective and drivers for food poverty. It includes an overview of the literature on core areas of social policy relevant to contemporary food poverty in Ireland. Risk factors include demographic and socio-economic characteristics, the cost of food, household and accommodation type, as well as location-based food poverty. The overview of policy areas includes social protection, the minimum/living wage, precarious work, in-work poverty and caring responsibilities.

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