January 2022 Hunger and Poverty Boundaries Announced

Conducting monthly research on the hunger and poverty line in Turkey and sharing these researches with the public. Turk-Is (Turkish Confederation of Workers’ Unions) announced the data for January 2022. The announced data show that the minimum wage amount of 4,250 TL determined for 2022 has been increased from the first month. has become dysfunctional revealed.

According to the results of the Hunger and Poverty Boundary Survey for January 2022, the hunger limit for a family of 4 is, rose to 4.249 TL. If the poverty line for the same family is 13 thousand 843 TL recorded as. In other words, if you live in a family of 4 and the money entering your household is the minimum wage, the hunger limit can only be reached. over 1 TL It means you can live. In order to be poor, at least 3 people He needs to earn a little more than the minimum wage.

Living cost of single employees was 5,587 TL

TurkStat, working in January single He also completed his research on people. According to the calculations, the living cost of a single individual in January, 5.587 TLreached . In other words, if you are a single individual, you need to earn at least 5,587 TL to maintain a certain standard of living.

In the statements made by Türk-İş, “Minimum wage, yafter about six weeks (in the first month of the year), the amount of food expenditure that provides a healthy and balanced diet for a four-person household. starvation line Re-captured the same level.“, the minimum amount of expenditure that a family of 4 living in Ankara has to make for food is compared to the previous month. increased by 3.71% expressed. This expenditure item increased by 59.67 percent on an annual basis.