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Over 24 million Russians live in poverty
Published: 28 August, 2009, 17:30
Edited: 27 January, 2010, 21:14
An elderly beggar receives money from the driver of a foreign car in downtown Moscow (AFP Photo / Yuri Kadobnov)
The number of poor people in Russia has risen by 1.5 million people and now amounts to 24.5 million – which is more than 17 per cent of the country’s population, the Federal Service of State Statistics (Rosstat) says.
That is a 1.1 per cent rise year on year, and at year-end in 2008, 13.1 per cent of Russia’s population was living below minimum subsistence income – six million fewer people.
As for the minimum subsistence income itself, in the first quarter of 2009 in Russia, it officially amounted to $160 a month, with slight changes for different social groups – $174 for the working population, $128 for the retired and $154 for children.
According to Rosstat, in comparison with the last quarter of 2008, the minimum subsistence income has risen by 8.3 per cent, with the cost of the consumer goods basket rising by 4.6 per cent, of non-food goods by 5.3 per cent, and services by 14.3 per cent.
Meanwhile, the average pension in Russia as of April 1, 2009 exceeded the minimum pensioner subsistence income by 37.5 per cent, in comparison with 24.7 per cent year-on-year.
At year-end in 2009 an average pension will be $200, with the minimum subsistence income amounting to $134, Rosstat says.
And starting from 2010, those retired whose pensions appear lower than the minimum subsistence income are going to get a federal or regional additional payment.
The average income in Russia in the first quarter of 2009 exceeded the minimum subsistence income by 2.7 times, amounting to $442.
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It is so sad that the Russian Federation has so many billionaires while the average worker makes less that $500.00 a month. How can this be true? How many people in the Russian government are billionaires? Why is everything so disproportionate there. Don't tell me that the people in Russia just don't need much to get by. The rich seem to need a lot to get by. The people shouldn't settle for poverty while the rich live the good life. The old COMMUNIST ways let the people suffer. That no longer needs to be the case. Russia is a wealthy country. Let the people of Russia share in the resources {oil} winfall. Tax the BILLIONAIRES and help the poor.
People can live in Russia on less money than usa because they do not have to experience the corporate greed and non-compassionate capitalism that american citizens must endure. Here in the usa you are thrown out of a hospital to fend for yourself unless you have plenty of money or very expensive insurance. Why do you think there are so many homeless people- and people living in tents, who are constantly harassed and forced to move (to where?) . The world does not hear about these things very often,do they? The rich get richer and the poor get poorer or homeless. America is always shown as rich and prosperous, but only for a few. The rest of us must tolerate the crumbs from the rich folks tables. The goverment bailed out the rich on wall street and the corrupt bankers who try to control the whole world. None of this money came to regular working folks, who have now had there one time jobs stolen from them. The true unemployment rate is closer to 22% with no hope of a recovery. Better to retire in a beautiful country like Russia where prices are reasonable, than be treated like a dog in america.
I think Russia is on a right way for becoming a rich country and increasing the life standartsof the people. I think most important obsacle in front of the country is dealing with the corruption and fair tax system. Another important issue which seems to be less important than it is used to be is Russians have to change their mind not thinking rest of the worl is their enemy thiking the quality at the first place\rather than focusing the number. Freedom of speech and belief will also help us Russia to be loved in all over the world. Russian people must be hot people of cold country. it will take time bu I believe not too much.