Roughly one in 10 Czechs living below poverty level

Around one in 10 Czechs, a little over one million people, live below the poverty line, according to Czech Statistical Office. The line is put at monthly income for a single person of just over 10,000 crowns and for a family of two with two children at twice that amount. The percentage figure of 9.7 percent has been stable over the last two years. However the material comfort of most Czechs rose slightly in real terms in 2016. The Czech Republic is regarding as one of the European countries with the lowest levels of poverty.

Author: Jan Velinger