Govt effective against poverty say Chigi sources on Istat - Politics.com. Number of people living in absolute poverty in Italy had risen to 5.7 million last year including 1.3 million minors.
"The Meloni government's policies are confirmed as effective in the fight against poverty according to the various Istatindicators," they said. "The incidence of absolute poverty also shows how it has gone back from a 0.6% increase in 2022 compared to 2021 to an increase of 0.2% in 2023"