ISTAT, 4.6 million Italians in absolute poverty: large families most affected – The Messenger

In 2015 households in absolute poverty amounted to 1 million and 582 thousand and individuals to 4,000,000 and 598,000, the highest number since 2005. The estimate Istat in the Annual Report on poverty in Italy. The incidence of absolute poverty remained essentially stable at the levels estimated in the last three years for families, with no statistically significant annual variations (6.1% of resident households in 2015, 5.7% in 2014, 6.3% in 2013); grows, however, if measured in terms of people (7.6% of the resident population in 2015, 6.8% in 2014 and 7.3% in 2013). Even the relative poverty remained stable in 2015 in terms of households (2 million 678 thousand, or 10.4% of resident households from 10.3% in 2014) while increasing in terms of people (8 million 307 thousand, equal to 13 , 7% from 12.9% of residents of 2014 people).

the trend recorded in 2015, explains the ‘Istat, is mainly due to the increase in absolute poverty among families with 4 members (from 6 , 7 of 2014 to 9.5%), especially couples with 2 children (from 5.9 to 8.6%) and among the families of only foreigners (from 23.4 to 28.3%), more numerous media . The incidence of absolute poverty increases to the North in terms of both families (from 4.2 to 5.0% of 2014) both of people (from 5.7 to 6.7%) especially for the widening phenomenon between the families of only foreigners (24.0 to 32.1%). signs of deterioration are also recorded among families who reside in the municipalities of metropolitan area center (the incidence increases from 5.3 in 2014 to 7.2%) and among those with reference person aged 45 to 54 years of age ( 6.0 to 7.5%).

the incidence of absolute poverty diminishes with increasing age of the reference person (the minimum value, 4.0%, among households with person reference ultrasessantaquattrenne) and its qualification (if it is at least graduated from the incidence is just over a third of that recorded for those who have at most a primary school certificate). We expand the incidence of absolute poverty among households with reference person employed (from 5.2 in 2014 to 6.1%), particularly if workers (from 9.7 to 11.7%). It remains low among households with a reference person leadership, framework and employed (1.9%) and retired from work (3.8%).

Similar to what happened to the absolute poverty in 2015 relative poverty is more widespread among large families, particularly among those with 4 components (from 14.9 in 2014 to 16.6%) or 5 or more (from 28.0 to 31.1%). The relative incidence of poverty increases among households with a working-class reference person (18.1% from 15.5% in 2014) or between the ages of 45 and 54 years (11.9% from 10.2% in 2014 ). Also worsen the conditions of households with aggregate members (23.4% in 2015 from 19.2% in 2014) and those with reference person seeking employment (29.0% from 23.9% in 2014), especially in the South (38.2% from 29.5% in 2014) which are relatively poor almost four out of ten families.