Almost 167,000 people in the south of Cyprus, or 17.1 per cent of the Cypriot population, are living at risk of poverty or social exclusion, according to newly published figures.
The newspaper Alithia reports that data from the 2025 Household Income and Living Conditions Survey, released yesterday, show that 17.1 per cent of the population have a household income at or below the poverty line and are at risk of social exclusion.
Of those in this category, 15.5 per cent are men and 18.7 per cent are women, the paper notes. For a family of four with two children under the age of 14, the poverty line stands at €27,803 a year.
High prices continue to bite
Meanwhile, the newspaper Haravgi reports that high prices continue to strain household budgets in the south, with notable disparities in pricing between supermarkets.
Citing data from the “e-kalathi” price-monitoring platform, the paper says 805 products rose in price between 16 and 31 July, with an average increase of 10.6 per cent, while 908 products fell in price over the same period, by an average of 11.9 per cent.
The steepest rises were recorded in frozen pastries and pizzas, up 7.6 per cent, followed by fruit juices, up 6.6 per cent, and chocolate, up 6.3 per cent.
