**In concrete terms, a little less than one in five Walloons lived this year in a household without an income of 1,293 euros net per month for a single person, and 2,715 euros for a household composed of two adults and two children under the age of 14.**
According to figures published on Thursday by the Walloon Institute for Evaluation, Forecasting and Statistics (Iweps), 17.3% of the Walloon population lived, in 2021, in a household whose net equivalent income was below the poverty line. In concrete terms, a little less than one in five Walloons lived that year in a household that did not have an income of 1,293 euros net per month for a single person, and 2,715 euros for a household composed of two adults and two children under 14 years of age.
The at-risk-of-poverty rate in Wallonia, which is lower than the rate observed in Brussels (around 25%), but higher than the Flemish rate (less than 10%), remains relatively stable, with no major trend emerging, according to the Iweps.
The rate of persistent risk of poverty – which measures the number of people whose net equivalent household income is below the risk of poverty in the reference year, as well as in at least two of the three preceding years – stands at 14.8%.
**”Mostly long-term poverty”**
“In Wallonia, poverty is therefore overwhelmingly long-term and rarely temporary: between 8 and 9 out of 10 poor people are in a situation of persistent poverty. The situation is very similar in Brussels, whereas in Flanders this persistence only concerns one poor person out of two”, the regional institute continues. Compared to other European countries, income inequalities are limited in Wallonia, mainly because of our social model combining generalised and centralised collective bargaining and extensive social security”, the Iweps adds.
The Gini coefficient, which measures income inequality within a population, is thus 0.236, comparable to the results achieved by the Scandinavian countries. “However, poverty in living conditions is more marked: the Walloon rate of material and social deprivation (14.1%) is higher than the European median; housing with dampness problems, which affects 18.8% of the population, is more frequent than in many European countries and a large part of the population is excluded from employment,” the institute stresses.
According to the institute, 17% of the Walloon population lives in a very low work intensity household, while their household includes at least one person of working age.
The Iweps also looked at the populations most at risk of poverty. Unsurprisingly, it identified tenants, who often accumulate difficulties as they have a lower income, more frequently live in damp accommodation and have to spend more on housing with a median rent of 529 euros. The difficulties of single-parent families are also highlighted, as the majority of them do not have enough savings available to meet an unexpected expense of 1,100 euros.
Finally, poverty also affects children in particular. More than one in five live in a household below the poverty line and almost 12% of them cannot afford to replace their worn-out clothes. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over who have to go without is much lower, as a large proportion of them are homeowners without mortgages, which allows them to maintain an adequate standard of living, the institute says.
– Poor people stay poor (same in Brussels, different than half of Flanders’ poor people)
– Walloon poor people have more significant deprivations than other European poor people
– Walloon poor people have more often housing humidity issues, are almost all renters
– Gini Coefficient (*income inequality*) is not worse in Wallonia than elsewhere
– 17% of Walloon people do not work despite being able to
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I have two questions.
Do we have *generational poverty*, families which just do with very little because it’s all they’ve ever known, perhaps are satisfied with it?
These 17% of people who do not work… why is it so? Is it the above, social income is just fine? Is it handicaps, psychological issues, …?
Lets start a gofundme
Don´t forget that Wallonia ´receives´ a lot of poverty from the other regions. Wallonia is much more affordable than Brussels and most of Flanders.
There´s a significant outflux of Brussels. People want more space and affordable housing. People that depend on Brussels might remain close by in Flanders (Denderleeuw, Ninove…), but for those that don´t need Brussels Charleroi and the rest of Hainaut is a good alternative.
And of course large parts of the sillon industriel still hasn´t overcome deindustrialization. Many areas had only one function and when this disappeared, there was nothing left. Charleroi has grown because of its coal. Apart from that it hasn´tvgot much on offer with its location. There´s the airport, but that´s not enough.
Liège has been longer established and didn´t depend entirely on industry. It´s a city with two faces. The bad side is pretty bad though.
That’s what you get when you can and vote for free money.
You don’t get everybody rich, but everybody equally poor.
Does somebody have unemployment numbers of Wallonia? How many people are without jobs?
Wel, that’s what happens when you don’t have a job.
(IM OBVIOUSLY JOKING EVERYONE, CALM DOWN)
How much money has Flanders given Wallonia for how long to finally, at long over due last, get their fucking shit together, only for them to still be neck deep in shit after decades of them getting billions and billions?
At what point exactly will they pull their heads from their ass and get something going?
Have they tried looking for a job in stead of living of Vlaanderens taxes?
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**In concrete terms, a little less than one in five Walloons lived this year in a household without an income of 1,293 euros net per month for a single person, and 2,715 euros for a household composed of two adults and two children under the age of 14.**
According to figures published on Thursday by the Walloon Institute for Evaluation, Forecasting and Statistics (Iweps), 17.3% of the Walloon population lived, in 2021, in a household whose net equivalent income was below the poverty line. In concrete terms, a little less than one in five Walloons lived that year in a household that did not have an income of 1,293 euros net per month for a single person, and 2,715 euros for a household composed of two adults and two children under 14 years of age.
The at-risk-of-poverty rate in Wallonia, which is lower than the rate observed in Brussels (around 25%), but higher than the Flemish rate (less than 10%), remains relatively stable, with no major trend emerging, according to the Iweps.
The rate of persistent risk of poverty – which measures the number of people whose net equivalent household income is below the risk of poverty in the reference year, as well as in at least two of the three preceding years – stands at 14.8%.
**”Mostly long-term poverty”**
“In Wallonia, poverty is therefore overwhelmingly long-term and rarely temporary: between 8 and 9 out of 10 poor people are in a situation of persistent poverty. The situation is very similar in Brussels, whereas in Flanders this persistence only concerns one poor person out of two”, the regional institute continues. Compared to other European countries, income inequalities are limited in Wallonia, mainly because of our social model combining generalised and centralised collective bargaining and extensive social security”, the Iweps adds.
The Gini coefficient, which measures income inequality within a population, is thus 0.236, comparable to the results achieved by the Scandinavian countries. “However, poverty in living conditions is more marked: the Walloon rate of material and social deprivation (14.1%) is higher than the European median; housing with dampness problems, which affects 18.8% of the population, is more frequent than in many European countries and a large part of the population is excluded from employment,” the institute stresses.
According to the institute, 17% of the Walloon population lives in a very low work intensity household, while their household includes at least one person of working age.
The Iweps also looked at the populations most at risk of poverty. Unsurprisingly, it identified tenants, who often accumulate difficulties as they have a lower income, more frequently live in damp accommodation and have to spend more on housing with a median rent of 529 euros. The difficulties of single-parent families are also highlighted, as the majority of them do not have enough savings available to meet an unexpected expense of 1,100 euros.
Finally, poverty also affects children in particular. More than one in five live in a household below the poverty line and almost 12% of them cannot afford to replace their worn-out clothes. In contrast, the proportion of people aged 65 and over who have to go without is much lower, as a large proportion of them are homeowners without mortgages, which allows them to maintain an adequate standard of living, the institute says.
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From my understanding of the article…
– Poor people stay poor (same in Brussels, different than half of Flanders’ poor people)
– Walloon poor people have more significant deprivations than other European poor people
– Walloon poor people have more often housing humidity issues, are almost all renters
– Gini Coefficient (*income inequality*) is not worse in Wallonia than elsewhere
– 17% of Walloon people do not work despite being able to
​
I have two questions.
Do we have *generational poverty*, families which just do with very little because it’s all they’ve ever known, perhaps are satisfied with it?
These 17% of people who do not work… why is it so? Is it the above, social income is just fine? Is it handicaps, psychological issues, …?
Lets start a gofundme
Don´t forget that Wallonia ´receives´ a lot of poverty from the other regions. Wallonia is much more affordable than Brussels and most of Flanders.
There´s a significant outflux of Brussels. People want more space and affordable housing. People that depend on Brussels might remain close by in Flanders (Denderleeuw, Ninove…), but for those that don´t need Brussels Charleroi and the rest of Hainaut is a good alternative.
And of course large parts of the sillon industriel still hasn´t overcome deindustrialization. Many areas had only one function and when this disappeared, there was nothing left. Charleroi has grown because of its coal. Apart from that it hasn´tvgot much on offer with its location. There´s the airport, but that´s not enough.
Liège has been longer established and didn´t depend entirely on industry. It´s a city with two faces. The bad side is pretty bad though.
That’s what you get when you can and vote for free money.
You don’t get everybody rich, but everybody equally poor.
Does somebody have unemployment numbers of Wallonia? How many people are without jobs?
Wel, that’s what happens when you don’t have a job.
(IM OBVIOUSLY JOKING EVERYONE, CALM DOWN)
How much money has Flanders given Wallonia for how long to finally, at long over due last, get their fucking shit together, only for them to still be neck deep in shit after decades of them getting billions and billions?
At what point exactly will they pull their heads from their ass and get something going?
Have they tried looking for a job in stead of living of Vlaanderens taxes?