Latest Statistics
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2017 |
2018 |
Poverty line (HK$) |
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1-person |
4,000 |
4,000 |
2-person |
9,800 |
10,000 |
3-person |
15,000 |
16,500 |
4-person |
19,900 |
21,000 |
5-person |
20,300 |
21,500 |
6-person+ |
22,500 |
21,800 |
Poverty rate (%) |
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Pre-intervention |
20.1 |
20.4 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash + in-kind) |
10.5 |
10.6 |
Post-intervention (recurrent + non-recurrent cash) |
13.9 |
13.3 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash) |
14.7 |
14.9 |
Poor households ('000) |
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Pre-intervention |
594.0 |
612.9 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash + in-kind) |
308.4 |
316.3 |
Post-intervention (recurrent + non-recurrent cash) |
396.5 |
385.3 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash) |
419.8 |
434.8 |
Poor population ('000) |
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Pre-intervention |
1 376.6 |
1 406.5 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash + in-kind) |
720.8 |
730.2 |
Post-intervention (recurrent + non-recurrent cash) |
951.7 |
912.6 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash) |
1 008.8 |
1 024.3 |
Monthly avergae poverty gap (HK$) |
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Pre-intervention |
5,800 |
6,000 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash + in-kind) |
4,300 |
4,400 |
Post-intervention (recurrent + non-recurrent cash) |
3,900 |
4,000 |
Post-intervention (recurrent cash) |
4,100 |
4,200 |
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