More than a fifth of Bulgarians are poor, according to an analysis by the Institute for Market Economics. People living in deficit are increasing to 21.7% based on data on unemployment, low education, higher number of children in the household, older..
In 2024, the poverty line in the country was €375 per month on average per person in a household. A total of 1,401,300 people, or 21.7% of the population, were living below the poverty line , according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI)...
The poverty line for 2025 will be BGN 638 (EUR 326.2), the government has announced. It will increase by BGN 112, or by 21.3% compared to 2024. '' The new poverty line will positively impact vulnerable and low-income groups'', the government said...
At a meeting today, the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation will discuss a draft decree of the Council of Ministers setting the country's poverty line for 2025, submitted by the Minister of Labour and Social Policy. The government proposes..
A draft decision by the Council of Ministers, published for discussion, envisages a poverty line of 638 Leva (a little over EUR 325). The poverty line for this year stands at 526 Leva (a little over EUR 268), or an increase of 21%. The proposal..
269 euro (526 leva) will be the poverty line in Bulgaria in 2024 , the government has decided. It will rise by 11 euro. "About 800 000 people from vulnerable groups will receive more financial support in 2024 as a result of the increase in the poverty..
In 2022, the total poverty line for Bulgaria is BGN 525.92 /EUR 268.43/ per household person per month on average. 1.572 million people, or 22.9% of the country's population, were below the poverty line, according to data from the National Statistical..
The two largest trade unions in Bulgaria, the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) and the Confederation of Labor "Podkrepa", objected the 2023 draft budget announced by the caretaker Minister of Finance ...
By a decision of the caretaker government, the poverty line in Bulgaria is to be raised to EUR 257 per month in 2023, EUR 46 or 22% more than in 2022. The caretaker cabinet says this is the highest poverty line increase in 10 years. According..
The poverty line in this country will be raised to BGN 504 (EUR 257) next year, as the current level is 211 euros, a draft government decree discussed today at a meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation reads...
