In Fvg increase the risk of social exclusion and severe poverty – Messaggero Veneto

 UDINE. Data in chiaroscuro, those on poverty indicators, the Friuli Venezia Giulia, released yesterday by Istat. Between 2013 and 2014, the years considered for comparison, there was an increased risk of poverty or social exclusion (from 16.1 to 16.3 percent), of severe deprivation (6.6 to 7.2 per cent) and the low work intensity (5.8 to 6 per cent).

 

 Only ray of light bending the risk of poverty, which drops from 9.8 to 9.2 percent. It must be stressed, however, that the two-year period under review is one in which the economic crisis has made its effects felt heavier.

 

 The Friuli Venezia Giulia behaves more or less in line with the rest of northern Italy, but is much better than the average Italian and very far, fortunately, the frightening figures of some southern regions. In Sicily, to give just one example, the risk of poverty or social exclusion chilling touches tips of 54.4%.

 
 Poverty and social exclusion, in Italy, threaten more than one in four people. Istat estimates that is at risk, 28.3% of the population in 2014, a situation in line with the previous year.
 

 Remain a luxury holidays, a family of two can not afford even for a week, and for many it is impossible to heat the house or even make a proper meal every two days. I’m in this situation 6 million people, according to Coldiretti.

 

 In Europe the average risk is lower than the Italian nearly four points (24.4%), and do worse than Italy only Greece and some Eastern European countries. In this context of heavy difficulties, there are also some progress.

 

 Seven out of ten people in the southern regions can not afford a week’s holiday and one in two can not cope with an unexpected expense of € 800 (52.5% compared to a national average of 38.8%).

 

 Difficulty much higher than the average mark also single parents and families with three or more children, the categories in which the risk of poverty or marginalization exceeds 39%.

 

 They are also particularly vulnerable single people (with a risk of 31.5%), while families are economically most solid couples without children. Istat also presents an analysis of net income relative to 2013.

 

 What emerges is that a family of two does not exceed 2,000 EUR per month approximately, 24,310 Euros per year. The median income is the highest in the North (27,089 euro), while in the South the level is equal to 75% of the northern and central Italy of 95%.

 

 Finally, the richest 20% of households accumulated 37.5% of total income, while the poorest 20% is up only 7.7%.