Wikilatief - What is it like to live poor in France? This is the simple explanation
According to the latest data from INSEE (France's statistical and economic data research institute) of a total of 68 million French residents, 8.8 million of them are categorized as poor.
The criteria used are those with incomes of less than 1050€ per month.
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Half of these poor people have a standard profile that is; young people who still live with the elderly, part-time workers, are not highly educated, single parents, and live in large urban areas (around it).The increase in poverty is caused by a decrease in the quality of life of the lower middle generation who can no longer follow standards.
France's poor get money from the government, get food aid from social associations, access free medical treatment, and are not subject to income taxes.
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| An atmosphere of distribution of food aid to the poor in the city of Villeurbanne. Photograph: Jean-Philippe Ksiazek/AFP |
The French social model of causing the situation of France's poor will make many poor people of other countries envious.
The daily life of France's poor
- Many are working however part-time. They can't get a job with big wages because their education level is not high.
- Poor workers, they're on employment contracts for a period of time. Between employment contracts there is always a period of unemployment that makes their situation even more alarming.
- Eat low quality food. Low in nutrients, but high in sugar. Therefore, many poor people are overweight.
- Because the price of fruit and vegetables is expensive compared to pasta and rice, this type of food is quite luxurious for the poor.
- Many poor children can only enjoy a balanced nutritious meal by eating in the cafeteria, the price has been reduced down by subsidizing richer parents.
- Many of the poor are students. It is not uncommon for them to fast for dinner because they do not have more money to eat.
- Poor children are often more interested in becoming drug invaders than in school because they bring in more money and faster.
- Lives in a cramped apartment. This became a major scandal when the lockdown because it was locked up in an 11 m2 apartment for 5 people must have been more difficult compared to those who lived in large apartments.
- Live in large capacity buildings usually inhabited by African immigrants and other poor French people. Simply by saying the address, the French can categorize someone poor or not. In poor areas like this, crimes often occur such as drug trafficking, theft, rape to murder.
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| The city of St Denis, located on the edge of Paris. |
If you're unlucky, you'll end up homeless. In addition to the French, most of the homeless are from Eastern Europe and Africa. |