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:
Today, there is a new reality for poor people. The ‘unbearable cost of living’ is the priority of the EU PEP Meeting 2022. People experiencing poverty with minimum income, with existing minimum wage, with minimum old age pension can’t live on a constant struggle.
Roma people
Single women with children
Children
Working poor
People with disabilities
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.
Most affected groups
Children
Families with 3 children or more
Single parents
National minorities
Seniors
Homeless people
The unemployed
Main priorities
Contact details
Slovenska siet proti chudobe (SAPN)
03204 Liptovsky Ondrej, (Slovakia)
Tel/fax: +421 905 602 993
E-mail: Anna Galovicova: slovindia (@) hotmail.com; sapnoffice@gmail.com