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 to the labour market
Recipients of public benefits
High and stable poverty among immigrants
More young people are at risk of poverty
Young people without upper secondary education
The proportion of children in poor families is growing rapidly
Main Priorities
- Work inclusion training program.
- Strengthen the Nav system.
- New measures to reduce child and family poverty.
- Dental health into the deductible scheme.
- Take mental health seriously.
- Housing support for more people.
- A more flexible AAP scheme.
2020
In Norway, the share of people living below the poverty threshold has increased in recent years. Measured with persistent low income (EU60), the share increased from 7.7 percent in 2011 to 9.8 percent in 2018. This is equivalent to 485 800 people.
Poverty Watch Main Findings
Most affected groups
The unemployed
Recipients of social service benefits
Immigrants
Young people
Children in poor families
Main priorities
- The Nav ombudsman, or public advocate, that has been established must be independent and take care of two main functions. First, it must function as a low-threshold support service, which safeguards the users’ legal security and interests vis-à-vis Nav. Secondly, the Nav ombudsman must contribute to quality assurance and further improvement of Nav’s work, based on information from users and knowledge of structural issues.
- A more flexible work assessment allowance (AAP)
- Additional support to the most vulnerable
- Comprehensive plan against child and family poverty
- Equal access to health services
- More people in work through qualification programs and wage subsidies
- Strengthening the Labor and Welfare Administration (Nav)
Contact details
Velferdsalliansen
Storgata 28B
N-0184 Oslo (Norway)
Tel: +47-2211 34 95
E-mail: post (@) velferdsalliansen.no
Website: www.velferdsalliansen.no