Statistics South Africa has published its updated national poverty lines for 2022.
Poverty lines are important tools that allow for the statistical reporting of poverty levels and patterns and the planning, monitoring, and evaluation of poverty reduction programmes and policies.
StatsSA tracks three lines – the food poverty line, the lower-bound poverty line, and the upper-bound poverty line., up from R624 previously . This refers to the amount of money that an individual needs to afford the minimum required daily energy intake. This is also commonly referred to as the “extreme” poverty line;, up from R890 previously .
The group’s data shows that food prices increased significantly over the past year – rising almost 13% between August 2021 and August 2022 – far outpacing headline inflation at 7.8% and food inflation at 10.1%.
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