1. Regional poverty statistics – state of play
Boyan GENEV
Living Conditions and Social Protection,
Eurostat F-3

2. Outline
The Source for poverty statistics
Existing indicators on regional poverty
Next steps in the context of Europe 2020

3. 1. The Source for poverty statistics (1)
EU-SILC: Statistics on Income and Living Conditions
Survey at national level, since 2003
obligatory for EU27, CH, IS, NO and TR
monitored by Eurostat (coordination, guidelines, reports)
Information on both households and individuals
Income and tax
Material deprivation
Housing
Employment
Health, Education

4. 1. The Source for poverty statistics (2)
EU-SILC: Limitations in terms of regional statistics
Sample design and sample size set at national level
No agreement for indicators computations from:
DE, FR, NL, PT, UK
Figures from alternative sources (HBS, Microcensus, etc.)
No regional information for some MS
Precision requirements:
20 observations per breakdown and
minimum response rate 50 % of the breakdown population

5. 2. Existing indicators on regional poverty (1)
AT-RISK-OF-POVERTY RATE after social transfers
The percentage of persons with an equivalised disposable income below the ‘at-risk-of-poverty threshold’
The at-risk-of poverty threshold is set at 60% of the national median equivalised disposable income
By NUTS1 or NUTS2

6. 2. Existing indicators on regional poverty (2)
Severe Material Deprivation Rate
Share of population lacking at least 4 items out of 9
Among: expenses, holiday, arrears, meal, warm house, washing machine, colour TV, telephone, personal car
By NUTS1 or NUTS2

7. 3. Next steps in the context of Europe 2020
EU-Headline Target for combating poverty
lifting 20 million people out of the risk of poverty or exclusion by 2020
Indicators to come at regional level:
Share of people living in jobless households
Share of people at-risk-of poverty or exclusion

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