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去年貧窮人口增至149萬人 貧窮率創11年新高
24 Dec 2020


扶貧委員會昨日開會,討論去年香港貧窮情況報告。2019年被界定為貧窮人口的市民有149.1萬人,貧窮人口再創新高,較2018年增加約9萬人。貧窮率達21.4%,較前年增加1個百分點,創11年新高。

政府發表《2019年香港貧窮情況報告》,在政府恆常現金等政策介入後,貧窮人口為109.8萬,較前年增加7萬多人,貧窮率為15.8%,貧窮率上升0.9個百分點。若計及所有恒常及非恒常政府補貼後,貧窮人口降至64.2萬,貧窮率為9.2%,較前年少0.1個百分點。


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政府指,去年受社會事件及中美貿易摩擦打擊,本港經濟陷入衰退,勞工市場下半年明顯轉弱,基層家庭受衝擊,加上人口加速高齡化及住戶持續小型化,導致貧窮人口上升。而近年推出的一次性紓困措施和非現金福利等,亦未能真實反映扶貧成效。

此外,恆常現金政策介入後,去年新增貧窮人口中,有逾3成半來自在職住戶,反映在經濟環境轉差下,工作機會減少,令在職貧窮情況轉差。

 

資料來源:星島日報

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