People at risk of poverty or social exclusion corresponds to the sum of persons who are at risk of poverty or severely materially deprived or living in households with very low work intensity. Persons are only counted once, even when they are present in more than one of the three sub-indicators.

• At risk-of-poverty are persons with an equalised disposable income below the risk-of-poverty threshold, which is set at 60 % of the national median equalised disposable income (after social transfers).
• Severely materially deprived are persons having living conditions severely constrained by a lack of resources, they experience at least seven out of thirteen deprivation items.
• Persons living in households with very low work intensity are those aged 0-64 living in households where the adults (aged 18-64) worked a working time equal or less than 20% of their total combined work-time potential during the past year. Students aged 18-24, people who are retired or who receive any pension (except survivor’s pension), people aged 60-64 who are inactive and living in a household where the main income is pensions, are excluded.

The MIP auxiliary indicator is expressed as a percentage of total population. In the table, values are also presented as changes over a three-year period (in percentage points).

The data source is EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC).

The indicator measures the percentage of population with an equalised disposable income below the risk-of-poverty threshold, which is set at 60 % of the national median equalised disposable income (after social transfers). The MIP auxiliary indicator is expressed as a percentage of total population. In the table, values are also presented as changes over a three-year period (in percentage points) The source of the data is EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU SILC).

People experiencing severe material and social deprivation live under significantly constrained conditions due to a lack of resources. They are forced to go without at least 7 of the following 13 deprivation items:

1. ability to cover unexpected expenses,
2. ability to afford a one-week annual holiday away from home,
3. not being in arrears on mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, hire purchase instalments, or other loan repayments,
4. ability to afford a meal with meat, poultry, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every other day,
5. ability to keep their home adequately warm,
6. access to a car or van for personal use,
7. ability to replace worn-out furniture,
8. access to an internet connection,
9. ability to replace worn-out clothes with new ones,
10. possession of two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair suitable for all weather conditions),
11. ability to spend a small amount of money each week on oneself,
12. regular participation in leisure activities,
13. meeting with friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month.

The auxiliary indicator of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) is expressed as a percentage of the total population. In the table, the values are also presented as changes over a three-year period (in percentage points).

The data source is the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).

People living in households with very low work intensity are people aged 0-64 living in households where the adults (aged 18-64) worked less than 20% of their total work potential during the past year. Students, those who are retired or who receive any pension (except survivors pension) are excluded. The MIP auxiliary indicator is expressed as a percentage of the population aged 0 to 64. In the table, values are also presented as changes over a three-year period (in percentage points). The data source is the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).