Poverty Report 2025: Poorer and poorer

According to the poverty report, unexpected expenditures, such as broken household appliances, vacations, new furniture and participation in leisure activities, are unfinanceable. In clear terms: you live in the dirt and don't get out.

On 29 April, the Joint Association published its poverty report 2025. The report shows that income-poor people have lost purchasing power in recent years. This means that the poor are becoming poorer. Whether on tagesschau.de, in the Deutschlandfunk, in the Stern or in the world - the findings and conclusions have been widely reported. The morning magazine especially looked at single parents: because they are particularly often affected by pover…