The poverty line is more than 450 thousand Belarusians

In Belarus, the poverty line is 4.8% of the population. It follows from the data of the national statistics Committee for sample survey of households in terms of life in the fourth quarter of 2019. The average per capita disposable resources of these people were below the minimum subsistence budget. This figure is from November 1 last year has grown almost 232 rubles, and from 1 February this year — almost to 242 rubles. FINANCE.TUT.BY looked at what regions are most often below the poverty line.

The is illustrative. Photo: Daria Burykina, TUT.BY

Help FINANCE.TUT.BY. Per capita resource (income) total income divided by population. When calculating income per capita takes into account all citizens, including unemployed, pensioners, minors. Per capita income should be distinguished from average salaries.

According to the census in 2019, Belarus has 9 million 413 thousand 446 people. It turns out that the poverty line was more than 452 thousand.

Above all, the level of poverty of the population in the Brest region (6.9 per cent) should be placed Gomel (6,7%), Vitebsk (6.5%) and Mogilev (6.4 percent). In the Minsk region, the figure is 3.9%, Grodno — 3,7%, in Minsk — by 0.9%.

The problem the poor have previously drawn attention to the trade unions. According to the Federation of trade unions in Belarus, in some areas, the average wage does not allow people to make purchases and pay for services within the minimum consumer budget.
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