Sheena McMullen
@sheenamcmullen.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor in NI for Joseph Rowntree Foundation
We need to see bold, long-term interventions that make sure people in Northern Ireland facing rising housing costs are protected from going without life’s essentials.
Read our full report here: www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
Read our full report here: www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
Poverty in Northern Ireland 2025
Progress on tackling child poverty in Northern Ireland has stalled and focusing on work alone will not shift the dial on child poverty. It is time to invest in a better future for children.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We need to see bold, long-term interventions that make sure people in Northern Ireland facing rising housing costs are protected from going without life’s essentials.
Read our full report here: www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
Read our full report here: www.jrf.org.uk/poverty-in-n...
🪟Since 2002–05, the number of people living in the private rented sector has more than doubled to around 320,000 by 2021–24.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🪟Since 2002–05, the number of people living in the private rented sector has more than doubled to around 320,000 by 2021–24.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
This is pushing more and more households to depend on the more expensive and less secure private rental sector.
📈 Rents in Northern Ireland have increased by almost half (46%) since 2000, compared to 31% in England and 34% in Wales.
📈 Rents in Northern Ireland have increased by almost half (46%) since 2000, compared to 31% in England and 34% in Wales.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This is pushing more and more households to depend on the more expensive and less secure private rental sector.
📈 Rents in Northern Ireland have increased by almost half (46%) since 2000, compared to 31% in England and 34% in Wales.
📈 Rents in Northern Ireland have increased by almost half (46%) since 2000, compared to 31% in England and 34% in Wales.