November 16, 2022
The City of Luxembourg is above the national average with slightly more than 22% of its population living at or below the poverty line.
The poverty line is a threshold used to identify those who are at danger of living in poverty. The rate for the entire nation increased to 18.3% in 2020 from 17.4% in 2019, according to STATEC, the national statistics office of Luxembourg.
The Déi Lénk office in Luxembourg City criticized the lack of a timely publication of the findings. Both the mayor of Luxembourg City, Lydie Polfer, and the alderman for social affairs, Maurice Bauer, responded that the study had been conducted according to protocol and is currently being reviewed by the social affairs committee.
According to the report, 40,000 employees withheld their data because of data protection, Bauer added. The CSV member further emphasized that, although having a higher population, just 16.7% of all recipients of social inclusion income (REVIS) in this nation dwell in the capital.
According to Déi Lénk’s interpretation of the study’s findings, the capital has a “flagrant lack of social housing,” especially on the rental market. Only 2–3% of rental properties are currently considered to be affordable. According to the opposition party, this need to be at least 10%.
Source: RTL Today News Luxembourg
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