Despite the improvement in various areas of social life in EU, only 8.2 million people have been lifted out of poverty since 2008. In Croatia, 23,30% of the population is at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
Poverty Watch Main Findings
Most affected groups
People with disabilities
People living in remote/less developed regions
Children
Elderly people
Homeless & poor employed people
Main priorities
Reduction of the population at risk of poverty and social exclusion
- Increase of the public investing for social protection
- ensuring minimum income for all in need, in order to prevent and combat poverty
- Introduce structural social reform
- Ensure benefit distribution to be linked to the minimum standard of services
Contact details
Hrvatska mreža protiv siromaštva
Croation Anti-Poverty Network
Teslina 13, 10 000 Zagreb (Croatia)
Tel: +385 1 7789 950, 955
E-mail: nzganec (@) pravo.hr
