Lithuania

Poverty rises across Lithuania, hitting rural areas hardest

May 3, 2026

By Aina Mizgirdė, Enrika Gecaitė, LRT TV, LRT.lt Poverty levels have risen across Lithuania, particularly in more remote regions, with some municipalities seeing as many as one in three residents [..]

Lithuania

One in five Lithuanians lives in poverty, among worst rates in EU

February 14, 2026

By Justina Ilkevičiūtė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. About one in five residents in Lithuania lives in poverty, the State Data Agency (VDA) reported, with the most affected groups including people struggling [..]

Estonia

Relative poverty down but single parents’ situation worsens in Estonia

November 7, 2025

The number of people unable to afford a standard living decreased last year, but relative poverty among single-parent families and absolute poverty both increased. Relative poverty refers to a situation [..]

Lithuania

Lithuania’s new government set its sights on fighting poverty – but will it be enough?

October 2, 2025

By Reda Gilytė, LRT TV, LRT.lt. Lithuania’s new government has pledged to raise pensions and child benefits as part of its program to combat poverty, but lawmakers and anti-poverty organisations [..]

Latvia

126,000 people in Latvia have legal incomes below EUR 1,000 per year – new Revenue Service head

January 31, 2024

The newly appointed Director General of the State Revenue Service Baiba Smite-Roke said in an interview with commercial TV3 television today legal income of 126,000 people in Latvia does not [..]