Nearly a quarter of young people in Europe are unemployed.
A new report, published by Social Justice Ireland, outlines the growing number of people struggling with poverty and social exclusion.
The ‘at risk of poverty rate’ of 18-24 year olds in Ireland, almost doubled between 2008 and 2011 and currently stands at 27 per cent.
Dr Sean Healy, Director of Social Justice Ireland says Governments need to put social policies in place to tackle these issues:
