Is poverty declining in Romania? The number of basic income receivers dropped 12 pct last year, but experts don’t see less poverty

The number of Romanians receiving guaranteed minimum income dropped 12 percent in January year on year, to 219,719, as rapid economic growth creates jobs and reduces unemployment, but low social benefits could be the main reason for the limited number of people applying for state social welfare in Romania.

In January 2017, 249,187 citizens were receiving guaranteed minimum income, according to National Agency for Payments and Social Inspection (ANPIS) data, consulted by Business Review.

But the amounts paid to Romanian GMI receivers are very low even by local standards. The average sum paid in January 2018 to GMI receivers was […]

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