This year, people experiencing poverty put forward two key priorities that need to be addressed urgently:
Three indicators, which are validated at EU level, are generally used to measure poverty: at-risk-of-poverty on the basis of income (AROP), severe material deprivation (SMD) and very low work intensity households (LWI).
The AROP (At Risk Of Poverty) indicator considers people (monetary) poor when they have an income less than 60% of the median income. In 2020, 14.1% of the Belgian population was considered to be at risk of income poverty (AROP) and using the risk of poverty or social exclusion (AROPE), it affected 18.9% of the population. This means that people face at least one of the three situations above. However, these calculations are made without the influence of the Covid-19 crisis.
Children
Families with migrant background
People living in densely populated areas
Low-skilled people
Unemployed people
Tenants
Single-parent households
Women
In 2018, 16.4% of the Belgian population lived in monetary poverty. The poverty risk has reached its highest level since systematic monitoring began. A social crisis was going on in Belgium even before the crisis. The government does not protect the most vulnerable in its approach.
Most affected groups
Children & young people
Single parents
People with a disability
People with lower education level & no paid job
People born outside EU
Main priorities
Contact details
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Fax: 02/265 01 55
E-mail: info (@) bapn.be
Website: http://www.bapn.be/