Poverty in the country remains high. Various indicators show that Bulgaria is among the countries with the highest levels of main poverty measurements and thus significantly contributes to raising EU averages. Poverty Watch Main Findings Most affected groups Children Women Roma people & ethnic minorities Single parents, one-member households over 65 Families with 3 children…
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Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, almost 1.7 million families were living in absolute poverty. For the first time after four years, the share of families in absolute poverty is reduced, however, it still remains at levels significantly higher than those before the economic crisis. As the pandemic hit extremely hard in Italy, these…
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According to research 16% of the people in the Czech Republic suffers financially (i.e. are unemployed, low income, pensioners, single mothers), and another 20% is at risk of poverty. This “permanently at risk” class is specific for the Czech Republic – it is the working people, educated people with potential, but they have low income…
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In 2018, 22.9% of Latvian population was at risk of poverty. Although the scale of Covid was relatively smaller in Latvia compared to other countries, the economic impact is still very negative. More people will be at risk of poverty due to the disease. Poverty Watch Main Findings Main priorities Access to housing: – available…
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In 2019 about 576 thousand people in Lithuania lived below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. At-risk-of-poverty rate in 2019 in the country amounted to 20.6 percent and decreased compared to 2018. The reduction of the at-risk-of-poverty rate was mainly a result of the commencement of universal child benefit payment in 2018, increased pension and state-supported income, and…
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As a result of the corona crisis, the economy is about to fall into recession, unemployment is rising and social security is being invoked more. Furthermore, it can be expected that part of the working population has (temporary) less income. However, Netherlands is doing some good efforts to reduce poverty rates, as the minimum wage…
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In 2019, the positive trend in the reduction in the extent of extreme and relative poverty has returned, after the increases in 2018. The indicators for both types of poverty have fallen – extreme poverty from 5.4% to 4.2%, relative poverty from 10.9% to 9%. Yet, Covid might have a negative effect on these numbers.…
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In 2018, the risk of poverty or social exclusion continued to reach 21.6% of the population in Portugal. In regional terms, the Autonomous Regions of the Azores and Madeira continue to be the regions of Portugal with the highest levels of vulnerability in the different indicators of poverty or social exclusion. In mainland Portugal, the risk of…
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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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Almost a million people live in Slovakia below the poverty line. Greater poverty is expected to also affect Europe, including Slovakia. In Slovakia, currently 16.3% of families are below the poverty line, which represents 872 thousand people. As a result of the pandemic, another 50,000 people may be in this category. Poverty Watch Main Findings Most…
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