Top of page
Education and Employment

Russians whose income is below the subsistence minimum has increased

disabled senior woman sitting on wheelchair

In the first quarter of 2019, 14.3% of the population of the Russian Federation, or 20.9 million people, had incomes below the subsistence minimum, according to the press service of the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat). Pensioners and persons with disabilities are among the people who have worst financial difficulties.

The ministry believes that this is due to the optimisation of methods for calculating incomes of the population, and the growth of the subsistence minimum.

Rosstat explained that  the subsistence minimum increased by 7.2% (from 10,038 rubles (157 USD) in the first quarter of 2018 to 10,753 (168 USD)  rubles in the first quarter of 2019), and the consumer price index increased by 5.2%. According to Rosstat specialists, with the increase in the subsistence minimum in proportion to the inflation rate, the share of the population with incomes below the subsistence minimum would remain unchanged.

Earlier  Rosstat presented the report “Incomes, expenditures, and household consumption”. The study covered 48 thousand Russian families. According to this report, 48.2% of Russian families only have enough money for food and clothing, they can no longer buy durable goods — furniture, household appliances, and smartphones. Almost 15% of Russian families have enough money only for food, and buying clothes and paying for utility bills is already a problem.

In order to be able to buy the most necessary products  and “make ends meet”, the monthly income of a Russian family must be at least 58.5 thousand rubles (approx 980 USD).

You might also like

wheelchair user entering in the office wheelchair user entering in the office

Funding boost to make workplaces more accessible

The Albanese Labor Government will continue its commitment to boosting…

Coworkers Looking at a Laptop in an Office Coworkers Looking at a Laptop in an Office

Making job opportunities more accessible to people with disabilities

Breaking down the barriers that prevent people with disabilities from…

businesswoman in wheelchair going through reports while working female coworker in the office. businesswoman in wheelchair going through reports while working female coworker in the office.

Practical strategies for boosting employment of disabled people unveiled

A recent study has presented practical strategies for increasing the…

Young pretty female in casualwear sitting in wheelchair by desk and looking at computer screen Young pretty female in casualwear sitting in wheelchair by desk and looking at computer screen

Government partnership secures jobs for workers with disabilities

In a joint announcement, the Western Australian government and a…