Recently, we are seeing that poverty is increasing in families who

have dependents, in particular more than two, or single parents,

which is reflected in the child poverty, according to recent statistical
indicators. Caritas of Europe report shows that the poverty rate in
Portugal exceeds eight years ago the European average
As child poverty, about a quarter of the population by age 17 is at
risk of poverty, which is even higher percentage in a poverty line of
analysis grounded in 2009.
The poverty line is always relative to the income of the year and the
median disposable income of that year. Therefore, in view of 2009 in
which the median was higher, 30% of children are currently in a
situation below the poverty line.
This increase in child poverty is dramatic for Portugal, especially in
the current demographic situation of the country.
In a country that is losing active population, which is aging and has
big problems from the point of view of generational renewal, is
considerable the number of children live in poverty.
The increase in poverty, especially in these families with more than
two children, explained largely by unemployment. Between 2008
and 2012, the country has lost more than half a million jobs.
The yield decreases and this has implications in many extended
families in which there needs to be a greater distribution of income.
So, at this point, what we're seeing is the increase of poverty in
families with children, in other words, in child poverty.
Portugal is a country slow death, which is accelerating.
This is not sustainable. The future of the country is under serious
threat, emphasizing the need for more systemic responses by the
state and a new generation of social measures, designed for young
people and children.
As a positive counterpoint, in Portugal, it appears that the risk of
poverty in the older population is decreasing, thanks to targeted
social policies, and well over the last few years, for this age range.
And this has to do with the income increase, which probably can not
even be enough in many cases, but it happened based on recent
statistical indicators.
As we can see from the chart, of National Statistical Institute, the
rate of poverty risk has increased in Portugal.
Child poverty has always exceeded the general poverty line, having
had a stronger growth from 2011 to 2012, of 6%, approximately.