Despite working full-time in her professional life, the pensioner is dependent on financial help from friends. Almost a quarter of people over 80 (22.4 percent) are affected by old-age poverty in retirement.
Single mothers in particular are at risk of poverty in old age. People without vocational training or with a migration background are at great risk of becoming impoverished in old. age. A survey by the Office of the European Union (Eurostat) has shown that over the past year fewer people have been able to afford a balanced meal.