低工资,而不是失业,尽管失业率低,但导致北爱尔兰儿童贫穷率高。 Low wages, not joblessness, drive high child poverty in Northern Ireland despite low unemployment.

在北爱尔兰,低工资而不是失业导致高度贫困,18%的儿童生活在贫困之中,尽管失业率为1.6%,根据女王贝尔法斯特大学的研究。 Low wages, not unemployment, are driving high poverty in Northern Ireland, with 18% of children living in poverty despite a 1.6% unemployment rate, according to Queen’s University Belfast research. 这项研究将低收入 -- -- 联合王国和发达国家中收入最低者之一 -- -- 与普遍贫穷,特别是有残疾成员的家庭的贫穷联系起来。 The study links low average incomes—among the lowest in the UK and developed nations—to widespread poverty, especially among households with disabled members. 它呼吁制定有针对性的除贫战略、福利改革、更好的医疗保健、负担得起的儿童保育以及改善住房,以解决系统性不平等。 It calls for a targeted anti-poverty strategy, welfare reform, better healthcare, affordable childcare, and improved housing to tackle systemic inequality.