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Tue 09 Sep 2010ESRI warns of rise in poverty
About a sixth of households were still in the poverty trap in the dying days of the economic boom, it emerged today.
Researchers found lone parent families were most vulnerable even before the recession took hold and now fear poverty rates will soar among people relying on benefits.
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