SYN THESISINE@COVID-19, 23-Dec-2021

December . 23 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 19/20 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt • Considering the national poverty treshold, the at-risk-of-poverty increased in all regions of the mainland, mainly in Norte (more 3.0 p.p.), Centro (more 3.3 p.p.), and Algarve (more 3.9 p.p.), and decreased in the autonomous regions (less 6.6 p.p. in Região Autónoma dos Açores and less 2.1 p.p. in Região Autónoma da Madeira). At-risk-of-poverty rate, Portugal and NUTS 2, 2019-2020 (%) The survey, conducted between May and September 2021, also revealed: • In 2021, 2.3 million people in Portugal were at-risk-of-poverty or social exclusion (people at-risk-of-poverty or living in households with very low per capita labour intensity or situations of severe material and social deprivation). Consequently, the poverty or social exclusion rate was 22.4%, i.e., 2.4 p.p. more than in the previous year; • 16.4% of households had a reduction in household income in the previous 12 months, a figure that remains well above that obtained in the pre-pandemic period (10.3% in 2019); • For 27.5% of the households who saw their family income reduced, the reason for this reduction was the COVID-19 pandemic; • They received monetary support from the State in 2020 under COVID-19: » Employment-related: 5.0% of households; » Self-employment related: 2.9% of the households; » Related to family, children, and housing: 2.4% of the households. More information is available at: Income and living conditions – 2020 (17 December 2021) 18.1 16.6 11.1 16.9 17.7 28.5 26.3 21.1 19.9 12.8 17.1 21.6 21.9 24.2 Norte Centro A.M. Lisboa Alentejo Algarve R.A. Açores R.A. Madeira (%) 2019 2020