Italy: Over 5.7 million people living in absolute poverty: ISTAT

Rome, Oct 14 (IANS) More than 5.7 million people in Italy were living in absolute poverty in 2024, with the overall rate remaining broadly unchanged from the previous year, the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) reported Tuesday. The figure corresponds to about 2.2 million households, or 8.4 per cent of Italy’s population of roughly 59 […]