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EAPN
The European Anti-Poverty Network
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Voices of Poverty

  • Who we are
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  • What is poverty ?
    • Introduction
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    • How is poverty measured?
    • Facts & Trends
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    • Sources of information
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Poverty Watch Netherlands | Poverty Watches Overview 2022

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

2022 2022 will be the year of the war in Ukraine.Not only the enormous numbers of people who are killed, injured and suffer enormous psychological damage, also the enormous economic costs will continue to play an important role for a long time to come. As a result of this robbery, the prices for gas are…

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Poverty Watch Poland | Poverty Watches Overview 2020 & 2021

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

2021 In 2011, as part of the implementation of the EU 2020 Strategy, the Polish Government assumed that by 2020, the number of Poles living in poverty would be 1.5 million fewer. In the EU as a whole, this was to be 20 million fewer people. As EAPN Poland, we have repeatedly pointed out that…

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Poverty Watch Portugal | Poverty Watches Overview 2020, 2021 & 2022

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

2022 After two years of the pandemic, there is an increase in the at-risk-of-poverty rate at the national level. A clear sign that the pandemic has worsened the social and economic situation of the Portuguese. Added to this scenario is a political crisis that led to new legislative elections in January and a war in…

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Poverty Watch Romania | Poverty Watches Overview 2020

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

 Romania has still both the highest poverty rate and the lowest relative poverty line1 of all EU member states. In 2017 to 2019 23.5% of the total resident population was at risk of poverty; this means that about 4.5 million people are at risk of income poverty. Inequality of opportunities remains one of the main challenges…

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Poverty Watch Slovakia | Poverty Watches Overview 2020, 2021 & 2022

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

2022 These past few years, full of misery and terror, the Slovakia Anti-Poverty Network has focused on strengthening the physical and mental health of the most affected groups: Seniors excluded groups – especially children and youth Today, there is a new reality for poor people. The ‘unbearable cost of living’ is the priority of the…

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Poverty Watch Slovenia | Poverty Watches 2021 & 2O22

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

2022 Key findings of this year’s report: NGOs, which deal with people in vulnerable situations daily, are noticing combined poverty as a consequence of several factors, which are not being properly addressed by the state. Even though the state came to the assistance by one-time pay-outs for the alleviation of the effects of the (energy) crisis, the…

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Poverty Watch Spain | Poverty Watches Overview 2020, 2021 & 2022

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

2022 The Covid-19 pandemic widened the social and economic gap in Spain. Data from the Survey of Living Conditions published by the National Statistics Institute (INE) in June 2022 show an increase of both poverty and inequality. In 2021, the Spanish population at risk of poverty or social exclusion increased to 27.8%, eight-tenths more than in 2020. In this…

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Poverty Watch UK | Poverty Watches Overview 2020

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

UK income and wealth inequality are high and wealth inequality is rising. London is the richest city in the UK, but has the highest concentrations of people in poverty, and of children needing free school meals, crowded into poor boroughs. Edinburgh is the richest city in Scotland, but 80,000 people live in poverty, including 1…

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Poverty Watch Iceland | Poverty Watches Overview 2020

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

The Icelandic system of social benefits is a myriad of different systems that don’t always work together, but when they do, it seems to rather work to benefit the system itself, but not the claimant. This results in groups of people falling through gaps in the system (those who fall short of qualifying in all…

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Poverty Watch Norway | Poverty Watches Overview 2020 & 2021

EAPN National Networks NewsBy RebeccaOctober 23, 2020

2021 According to AROPE statistics, 15.6 per cent of the population had a risk of ending up in poverty or social exclusion in 2019. The proportion has been increasing since 2014, and this is the highest figure measured since the peak year of 2006. Poverty Watch Main Findings Most Affected Groups People with limited connections…

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  • Who we are
    • What is EAPN?
    • Our members
    • Our structure
      • EAPN Europe Staff
      • Governing bodies
        • General Assembly (GA)
        • Executive Committee
        • Bureau
      • EU Inclusion Strategies Group
    • The way we are funded
    • Get involved
    • Contact us
  • What we do
    • How we work
    • Policy areas we focus on
      • Poverty & Fundamental Rights
      • Wealth & Inequalities
      • Employment
      • Access to Public Services
      • EU Funds
      • Participation of people experiencing poverty
      • Europe 2020 Strategy
      • The Future of Europe
    • Projects
    • Network Development
    • Campaigns & Alliances
      • Campaigns
      • Alliances & Structured dialogue
  • News & Publications
    • Press Room
      • EAPN Press releases
      • EAPN Clippings
      • National Networks Clippings
    • News
      • EAPN News
      • EAPN National Networks News
      • EU Institutions News
    • Publications
      • EAPN key documents
      • EAPN Position Papers & Reports
      • EAPN Policy toolkits & Briefings
      • EAPN Letters
      • EAPN Books
    • Upcoming Events
    • EAPN Photos & Videos
    • EU jargon explained
  • What is poverty ?
    • Introduction
    • Poverty : what is it?
    • How is poverty measured?
    • Facts & Trends
    • Inequality : what is it?
    • Causes of poverty and inequality
    • Sources of information
    • Voices from the ground
  • Members’ Room
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