* The share of people living in poverty is described as having an income not sufficient to meet the basic needs. The basic needs budget encompasses the minimal expenditures of an independent household on unavoidable basic things such as food, clothing and housing. The expenditures on other hard to avoid items such as insurances and personal care are also included.
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Share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands 2017, by source of income
The statistic displays the share of people living in poverty in the Netherlands in 2017, by main source of income. As of 2017, of the people receiving social welfare benefits nearly ** percent lived in poverty. On the other hand, of those receiving income from employment, this was less than *** percent.
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