The households most affected by poverty in Europe are those of single-parent families. 36.9 % of these households were affected by poverty in 2010. 26 % of households consisting of two parents and three or more dependent children are poor, just as are 25 % of persons living alone and 14.9 % of the households consisting of two parents and two dependent children, and at last 11.3 % for households of two adults without children.
The lowest poverty rates of single-parents families are in Denmark (20 %) and Finland (22 %). With an estimated rate of 35.7 % France is just below the European average. Bulgaria (42.3 %), Germany (43 %) and Spain (45.5 %) bring up the rear. According the type of household studied, the disparities between countries can be very significant: the poverty rate of households consisting of two adults and three or more dependant children reaches 65.2 % in Bulgaria and 60.4 % in Romania. This same rate is hardly higher than 11 % in Denmark and Finland.
The high extent of poverty of single-parent families is due to the fact that their resources are based only on one income, which is shared by all family members. But here also, depending on the level of social protection, countries balance partially the situation.
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