Poverty Watches

What is the EAPN Poverty Watch Report?

The EAPN Poverty Watch Reports start from the reality of people experiencing poverty and the perspectives of the NGOs that support and work with them: our 31 EAPN national networks and 13 European Organization members. Their main objectives are to:

1. To monitor key trends and policy on poverty and social exclusion in Europe
2. To raise awareness about priority issues and impact/reality for people experiencing poverty
3. To propose concrete recommendations backed by example and evidence

Poverty Watch Reports 2023

The Poverty Watches 2023 have an additional goal: on the one hand, to present the current trends of poverty and social exclusion, and additionally to reflect on the ongoing high cost of living due to the multiple crises we face. We are currently living in an unbearable cost of living crisis. The past months have been marked by rising inflation throughout Europe. This means that the prices of basic goods such as food, electricity, mobility and housing have risen exponentially.