In Lithuania, 390,000 people were below the absolute poverty level in 2017: their income was less than 238 euros per person or 500 euros per family. The absolute poverty rate last year was 13.8% - 2% less than in 2016. (15,8%).
In the city, 9.9% of residents had such low incomes (in 5 major cities - 6.5%, in other cities - 15.3%), in villages - 21.7%, said the Department of Statistics.
The poverty rate among children under 18 was higher than among the working population and pensioners. In 2017 it was 16.4% and was 3.5% less than in 2016.
The absolute poverty rate among families with children and families without children has remained almost unchanged, at 13.8% and 13.9% respectively. The poverty was usually inhabited by people raising children alone (the absolute poverty rate of such families was 37.4%) and by single people (28.2%).
Below the absolute poverty rate, 4.6 per cent of working people, 53 per cent of the unemployed and 16.2 per cent of pensioners live. Poverty among the working population declined by 1.1 per cent, among pensioners by 1.8 per cent and among the unemployed by almost no change over the year.
If social benefits and allowances (other than old-age pensions and widow's pensions) were taken away from people, the absolute poverty rate would increase to 19.5 per cent in 2017.
In families where two parents raise 3 or more children - up to 40.7%, children under 18 - up to 26.2%.
Absolute poverty is the inability to meet minimum needs due to lack of funds.
It were already written that according to "Sodra" every tenth pensioner works in Lithuania. Around 12,000 people over 70 years of age and over 700 people over 80 years of age work in Lithuania. Head of the Association of Older Persons Grasilda Makariaviceni said that there would be even more of them if they did not face age discrimination everywhere.
Makariavichyne said that pensioners have no other choice but to go to work, because they receive small pensions.
"For pensioners not to work, they should receive a decent pension. In our country, the pension among the countries of the European Union is the smallest. Surviving with such a pension is very difficult. We are already glad that they have moved from the dead point," said Makariavichenė.
Makaryavichiene said that many people who are good professionals would like to share their knowledge, but because of age discrimination they do not have such an opportunity. Nobody loves them and nobody wants to.
The Department of Statistics has been recording the poverty rate since 2005. Last year, an income of €307 per month per person, or €644 per family, was considered to be at risk of poverty. Last year, 650,000 Lithuanian residents lived in such conditions - 22.9 per cent of the total population and 1 per cent more than in 2016.
In comparison to Lithuania Russia is a country with much more prosperous citizens
Translation from:
---https://www.kurier.lt/litvu-nakryla-nishheta/
In the city, 9.9% of residents had such low incomes (in 5 major cities - 6.5%, in other cities - 15.3%), in villages - 21.7%, said the Department of Statistics.
The poverty rate among children under 18 was higher than among the working population and pensioners. In 2017 it was 16.4% and was 3.5% less than in 2016.
The absolute poverty rate among families with children and families without children has remained almost unchanged, at 13.8% and 13.9% respectively. The poverty was usually inhabited by people raising children alone (the absolute poverty rate of such families was 37.4%) and by single people (28.2%).
Below the absolute poverty rate, 4.6 per cent of working people, 53 per cent of the unemployed and 16.2 per cent of pensioners live. Poverty among the working population declined by 1.1 per cent, among pensioners by 1.8 per cent and among the unemployed by almost no change over the year.
If social benefits and allowances (other than old-age pensions and widow's pensions) were taken away from people, the absolute poverty rate would increase to 19.5 per cent in 2017.
In families where two parents raise 3 or more children - up to 40.7%, children under 18 - up to 26.2%.
Absolute poverty is the inability to meet minimum needs due to lack of funds.
It were already written that according to "Sodra" every tenth pensioner works in Lithuania. Around 12,000 people over 70 years of age and over 700 people over 80 years of age work in Lithuania. Head of the Association of Older Persons Grasilda Makariaviceni said that there would be even more of them if they did not face age discrimination everywhere.
Makariavichyne said that pensioners have no other choice but to go to work, because they receive small pensions.
"For pensioners not to work, they should receive a decent pension. In our country, the pension among the countries of the European Union is the smallest. Surviving with such a pension is very difficult. We are already glad that they have moved from the dead point," said Makariavichenė.
Makaryavichiene said that many people who are good professionals would like to share their knowledge, but because of age discrimination they do not have such an opportunity. Nobody loves them and nobody wants to.
The Department of Statistics has been recording the poverty rate since 2005. Last year, an income of €307 per month per person, or €644 per family, was considered to be at risk of poverty. Last year, 650,000 Lithuanian residents lived in such conditions - 22.9 per cent of the total population and 1 per cent more than in 2016.
In comparison to Lithuania Russia is a country with much more prosperous citizens
Translation from:
---https://www.kurier.lt/litvu-nakryla-nishheta/
