Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According ...

In most European countries, the average income of people over 65 is lower than that of the total population, according to the OECD. In several cases, elderly incomes fall below 80% of the national ...

Children remain disproportionately affected by poverty, along with people with disabilities. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Housing is a social right, yet tens of millions of Europeans are forced to live in cold homes. According to Eurostat, more than 41 ...

The cost of menstrual products remains a little-discussed form of inequality, even though it affects large numbers of women and girls in wealthy Western European countries as well as in the Balkans.

Energy poverty, defined by inadequate access to reliable and affordable energy services, remains a pressing issue across Europe. Addressing this challenge requires a comprehensive approach that ...