Many know the feeling of having to turn over every cent twice.
There are various calculations for a rough estimate of when the poverty line is crossed.
Being short of cash, this feeling is not foreign to many people in Germany.
The increased prices increase the problems for many of those affected - if the income does not increase accordingly.
At what point does one actually count as “poor” in this country?
Who falls under this term is not uniformly defined, as the portal
stuttgarter-zeitung.de
reports.
However, the official statistics at least give an impression of the income levels from which one is considered “at risk of poverty”.
Below what net income is one considered “poor”?
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Being short of cash is a feeling that many people are familiar with.
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According to the report, the Federal Statistical Office provided the latest figures for the year 2021. "Accordingly, the threshold for a person living alone was 1,148 euros net per month, including salaries and social benefits," says the portal.
There are certain differences depending on the federal state - "in Baden-Württemberg, for example, the poverty line is 1,220 euros and thus around 200 euros higher than in Thuringia".
"However, there are various methods for the exact calculation of the income limits," the report also says for classification.
Even within the mentioned microcensus, an annual survey of households from all over Germany, there are different surveys on income.
A "net household income" is assumed for households with several people (e.g. with several incomes or, for example, when receiving child benefit).
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Threshold for the relative risk of poverty in Germany in 2021
Another method is used at the EU level "to be able to compare the member states with one another," according to the
Stuttgarter Zeitung report (as of February 10)
.
"The threshold for the relative poverty risk for Germany in 2021 is 1,251 euros net per month for a person living alone."
But, according to the general note in the article: In general, there is no definition of poverty, the income limits are “at best a rough estimate”.
Many people on low incomes are entitled to housing benefit.
Affected families can also apply for a child allowance – the maximum amount of the allowance for families with low incomes has risen to 250 euros as of January 1st.
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