Number of Israelis in poverty shot up 50% since pandemic’s start
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Over a quarter of a million households in Israel have fallen below the poverty line since the start of the pandemic, an increase of nearly 50 percent, a survey released Wednesday revealed.
According to the report by the Latet nonprofit, the portion of Israeli households living in poverty rose from 20.1 percent to 29.3% in 2020.
Those percentages revealed that an estimated 850,000 households in Israel lack essential housing, education, healthcare and food, with 268,000 households falling into poverty since the start of the pandemic earlier this year.
Latet works to combat poverty and food insecurity and supports 70,000 needy families annually via a network of charities. Its report estimated that around 143,000 families have joined the 513,000 families that were already suffering from food insecurity prior to the crisis, with 34,000 of the new additions experiencing it to a severe extent.
Food insecurity has been defined as the inability to ensure a constant supply of food that contains all the nutritional elements necessary for proper development and health. While it can lead to malnutrition, it is not the same thing. Indeed, it is a prime cause of obesity and is closely linked to disease and increased vulnerability to illnesses such as COVID-19.
The report also said that amid the pandemic, some 422,000 households, representing 14.5% of the country, have joined the 699,000 households (24.1%) already suffering from some form of economic distress.
Israel’s national poverty report is based on income alone, but Latet’s Alternative Poverty Report measures poverty according to households lacking in essential needs such as housing, education, healthcare, food security, and the ability to cover the cost of living. READ MORE
Number of Israelis in poverty shot up 50% since pandemic’s start
Number of Israelis in poverty shot up 50% since pandemic’s start
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