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One News: Ray Colgan reports on new statistics that show a decline in the risk of poverty, though many groups are still vulnerable
The EU survey on Income and Living Conditions for 2006 found that 17% of the population were at risk of poverty, down from 18.5% in 2005.
There was a significant decrease in the at risk of poverty rate for the elderly, which was 13.6%, down from 20.1% the previous year.
According to the survey average net disposable household income rose by 7.8% to €836.44 per week.
However, the figures also show that 9% of the population experienced debt problems arising from ordinary living expenses.
