What is the EAPN Poverty Watch Report? The EAPN Poverty Watch Reports do not attempt to provide a comprehensive academic report on poverty. They start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of the NGOs that support and work with them: our 31 EAPN national networks and 13 European Organization members. Their…
Instead of hunger and homelessness, Estonia’s poverty is increasingly expressed as inequality, remoteness, loneliness, lack of opportunities and uncertainty about the future. Poverty isn’t only material nor is it only expressed in income disparities. It also means being deprived of freedom of choice. Poverty Watch Main Findings Main challenges Those in need do not receive sufficient services prescribed…
2021 Serious material poverty is the reality for almost 2% of Sweden’s population. This means that 184,000 people live in such circumstances that they may not be able to put food on the table every day or that they cannot meet other necessary costs. Poverty Watch Main Findings Most Affected Groups Jobseekers Foreign-born population Refugees…
2021 Poverty Watch 2020 overview In 2019, 17.1% people were living on 9,212 euros a year; this compared to 16.8% (i.e. an increase of 4,073 people) the previous year. Women, especially single mothers, remain the most vulnerable group at risk of poverty in Malta. Poverty Watch Main Findings Most affected groups WomenSingle parentsThe unemployedThe…
In 2010, the JournalismPrize for respectful and profound poverty reporting was developed. The aim of the prize is to promote good journalism and poverty reporting which reflects the different aspects of poverty, treats people experiencing poverty respectfully and deals with the background and structural reasons of poverty. The jury is exclusively made up of people…
2021 In 2008, the number of people at risk of poverty and/or social exclusion in France was 11 150 000, or 18.5% of the population. In 2019, there were 11 120 000 people or 17.9% of the French population. Between 2008 and 2019, there was a reduction of 30 000 people at risk of poverty…
2021 Read the latest Finnish Poverty Watch 2020 Finland was doing fairly well in poverty assessments compared with other countries, and yet there were individuals in this country – deemed the happiest country in the world – who struggle for survival. In spite of efforts, the number of people in the low-income bracket or at…
2021 Unfortunately, as of early September 2021, data on the number of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2020 were not yet available for Germany. This also applies to all other indicators listed. In 2019, the percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion had fallen significantly compared to the…
2021 Anyone with an income which is less than 60% of the median (or middle) income is referred to as being either relatively poor or ‘at risk of poverty’. Incomes in households are weighted depending on the number of adults and children to arrive at the disposable income for each individual. In 2019, 12.8% of…
Poverty and exclusion in Hungary have undergone significant improvement in the past decade, and the same trend is prevalent in the Eastern-Central European region as well. However, redistribution only favoured the wealthy “elite” segment of the population. All this has made Hungary into a country characterized by the most polarized inequalities, as well as the…
