One in six in Cyprus at risk of poverty
Around 17.1 per cent of people in Cyprus were at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2025, according to figures released on Thursday by Eurostat, with the total number affected reaching ...
Tackling energy poverty requires structural reform
By Myrto Skouroupathi
Energy poverty is defined as the inability of a household to access essential energy services, such as heating, cooling and electricity, required for a decent standard of ...
Cyprus ‘enters era of working poor’
The percentage of people at risk of poverty or social exclusion has remained stable at around 17 per cent for the past four years, which the national network against poverty believes ...
Welfare minister urges Brussels to step up child poverty prevention
Decisive action is required to combat child poverty in the European Union, with current estimates putting quarter of the EU’s infant population – 20 million children – at risk, deputy minister of ...
Thousands of children plagued by poverty
Child poverty is a very real problem in Cyprus which cannot be ignored, and affects fundamental rights ranging from education, health and protection from every form of abuse, Children’s ...
Cyprus ranks second in EU for low child poverty rates in 2023
Cyprus recorded the second-best child poverty rates in the EU for 2023, slightly lower than first-place Slovenia, Deputy Welfare Minister Marilena Evangelou said on Thursday.
Addressing a conference in Nicosia on ...
14% of employed households at risk of poverty
Around 14 per cent of gainfully employed households in Cyprus were at risk of poverty in 2023, according to data published Thursday by the Statistical Service.
This 14 per cent corresponded to 127,236 persons, ...
17% in Cyprus at risk of poverty
Just under 17 per cent of the Cypriot population was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2023, according to data released by the Statistical Service (CyStat) on Tuesday.
Specifically, 16.7 per ...
18.1 per cent of Cypriot children in poverty
The percentage of children at or below the poverty line in Cyprus reached 18.1 per cent in 2022, equivalent to approximately 31,000 children, according to Eurostat data.
The news was reported on Friday ...
Rising homelessness concerns after death in Limassol
It took the death of a 45-year-old homeless woman in Limassol for many in Cyprus to wake up to the cold reality that hundreds are sleeping rough on the streets.
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One in seven in north living under poverty line
One in seven people living in the north are surviving below the poverty line, according to figures released by the north’s Statistics Institute on Tuesday.
The figures released also ...
Number at risk of poverty falls
Four thousand fewer people in Cyprus are classed as being at risk of poverty or social exclusion than last year, the statistical service said on Tuesday.
Its report on poverty ...
One in five children in Cyprus ‘at risk of poverty’
Almost a fifth of children in Cyprus are “at risk of poverty or social exclusion”, according to the European Union’s statistical agency Eurostat.
The figures, compiled in 2022, show that ...
16.7 per cent of Cyprus population at risk of poverty, report shows
There are 150,000 people – or 16.7 per cent of the population – at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2022, according to the latest findings of the statistical service.
Its report, published on ...
Eurostat: 5.6% of those at risk of poverty in Cyprus cannot afford proper meals
Out of the population of individuals that were at risk of poverty in Cyprus in 2022, 5.6 per cent were unable to afford a meal containing meat, fish or a vegetarian equivalent ...
Childhood deprivation in Cyprus well above EU average
Close to two thirds of children in Cyprus face material deprivation in some demographics, with the island’s average standing at one in five, according to data released by Eurostat ...
Neophytou submits household tax relief proposal
Disy leader and presidential candidate Averof Neophytou on Saturday presented his proposal for a new measure that seeks to provide tax relief to families by taking into account their income ...
Cost of living, migration and poverty are key concerns of Cypriots, survey finds
The rising cost of living, poverty and migration are the biggest concerns among citizens in Cyprus, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.
Out of 506 interviews carried out face-to-face in Cyprus ...
Tackling poverty part of trade unions’ hefty 2023 agenda
Workers unions on Friday issued their 2023 agendas addressing key issues such as the need for more collective agreements, increase of pensions and implementation of legal framework for remote work and ...
Almost one fifth of children in Cyprus at risk of poverty
19.2 per cent of children in Cyprus were at risk of poverty in 2021 while the risk for adults reached 16.8 percent, figures released by Eurostat on Monday showed.
Across the EU, 24.4 per ...
Coordination necessary to help the elderly, say lawmakers
The difficulties faced by the elderly, and the need to make it easier for them to access the services they need to live an independent life were discussed by lawmakers ...
Risk of poverty or social exclusion down in 2021
The number of people in Cyprus at risk of falling below the poverty line fell by 2,000 to 154,000 in 2021 compared to 156,000 in 2020, according to the Cyprus Statistical Service (Cystat) on Monday.
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Over 17 per cent of population at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021
Over 17 per cent of the population in Cyprus, or 154,000 people, was at risk of poverty or social exclusion in 2021, the statistical office (Cystat) revealed on Thursday.
This means 17,3 per cent ...
Cypriots show strong support of ending world poverty
Respondents in Cyprus are the bloc’s strongest supporters of EU development aid to tackle climate change and promote education in partner countries, according to a new Eurobarometer survey.
The ...