17 October: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - The risk of poverty or social exclusion affected 1 in 4 persons in the EU in 2014 - 122 million persons in this situation in the EU

In 2014, 122 million people, or 24.4% of the population, in the European Union (EU) were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. This means that they were in at least one of the following three conditions: at-risk-of-poverty after social transfers (income poverty), severely materially deprived or living in households with very low work intensity. 

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