According to the Federal State Statistics Service, this number has increased compared to last year due to the acceleration of inflation.
The number of Russians whose income was below the poverty line in the first quarter of 2022 amounted to almost 21 million people, or 14.3% of the total population. According to Rosstat, their number has grown due to the acceleration of inflation to 11.54%.
The department reported that the poverty line in the first quarter of this year for Russians was set at 12,916 rubles a month.
At the same time, according to the calculations of Rosstat, the average per capita nominal income in the first quarter amounted to 36,234 rubles per month. This is 10.9% more than in the same period in 2021.
Earlier, the Central Bank reported that the residents of Russia were again interested in cash. The amount of cash in the period from June 1 to June 9 increased by 150.4 billion rubles - almost one and a half times compared to 2021.