Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion

Relative poverty risk gap of income from benefits

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Indicator name Relative poverty risk gap of income from benefits
Type (EU indicator/ NAT - national indicator) EU
Periodicity Annual
Detailed definition Difference between the median equivalised income from benefits and the at-risk-of poverty threshold, expressed as a percentage of the threshold (among (a) people at-risk-of poverty, (b) living in households with very low work intensity and (c) the combined at-risk-of poverty and living in households with very low work intensity, receiving working-age benefits).
Breakdowns (a) at-risk-of poverty (b) living in households with very low work intensity and (c) population at-risk-of poverty and living in households with very low work intensity
Comments/ Policy relevance Relevant to combatting poverty and social exclusion
Source EU-SILC
SPC portfolio section Social inclusion – context
Key dimension Poverty risk gap of income from benefits
Context of use Benefits coverage/effectiveness
Further details and related documents See technical annex

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