Definition: In-work poor

Social statistics

The in-work poor are defined as those individuals who are classified as employed (according to their most frequent activity status) and whose household equivalised disposable income is below 60% of national median equivalised income.

Source:
Eurostat, Statistics in Focus, Population and Social Conditions, 5/2005, Population and Living Conditions, “In-Work Poverty - New commonly agreed indicators at the EU level

Created:
2005-04-29

Updated:
2019-05-10