Eurostat: Romania, Greece record the lowest drop in number of people at risk of poverty due to social transfers

Romania and Greece recorded the lowest drop in the number of people at risk of poverty due to social transfers (such as unemployment benefits paid by the state or housing aid), 17 and 16 per cent respectively, according to data released on Tuesday by the European Statistical office (Eurostat).The extent to which social transfers reduce the number of people at risk of poverty varies across EU Member States. In 2017 there were two Member States where the number of ...

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