Türk-İş has published the results of its December Hunger and Poverty Survey, which shows that the hunger and poverty line has risen again. Accordingly, in order to be poor, you need to earn 3 times the new minimum wage (4,250 TL).
Although there has been a great increase in the prices of all products from every sector in recent months, this increase made itself felt most in food, which is the basic need. Due to rising inflation and exchange rate Soaring prices caused the money of a minimum wage worker who had been making the same wage since the beginning of 2021 to suddenly run out.
if today Turk-Is, December Hunger and Poverty Survey published the results. This index, which also determines the minimum amount of food expenditures for a family of four living in Ankara, also revealed that the annual increase was at a daunting level.
Annual food inflation was 54.96%
According to the index based on food prices in Ankara annual rate of food inflation is 54.96% it happened. It was stated that there was a high increase in the product range of all brands, especially milk, in the milk, yoghurt and cheese group. A monthly increase in milk is calculated as 35.3%. In the index, only the price increases arising from this product group are included in the family budget. brought an additional 135 TL burden. determined.
In the group that includes meat, chicken, fish, offal and pulses products, while the price of minced meat, cubed meat and chicken increased, only the price of beef liver among offal products increased. Average price per kilogram of ground beef and cubed meat 26.1% (monthly) increasing increase rate in chicken 17.1% it happened.
The minimum amount of food expenditure for a family of four living in Ankara, only 25.75% compared to the previous month It increased.
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The hunger and poverty line has reached the upper levels:
According to the results of the Türk-İş survey, the monthly food expenditure required for a family of four to be healthy, balanced and adequately fed. (hunger limit) to 4 thousand 13 TL output.
Along with the food expenditure, clothing, housing, transportation, education, health, etc. The total amount of other problematic monthly expenditures for needs is (poverty line) 13 thousand 72 TL rose.
The ‘cost of living’ of a single employee is 4,926 TL per month. was determined as.