Poverty: “France is close to the European average”

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Between inflation and the rise in the price of gas and electricity, the purchasing power of households in France is falling considerably. According to a study by INSEE, 14% of French people are in a situation of material and social deprivation. Single-parent and rural families are the first affected. Insights from Julie Solard, head of the household living conditions division at INSEE.

A person deposits an item in a Food Banks bag during the National Food Bank Collection in the Carrefour shopping center, in Lormont, in the south-west of France, on November 25, 2022.

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