Report by the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband: “The poor are getting poorer”

Almost 13 million people in Germany are affected by poverty. This is the finding of a new study by the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband (Paritätische Welfare Association). According to the Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband, 15.5 percent of the population live below the poverty line. In Hamburg, the figure is as high as 16 percent. The association reached this conclusion after evaluating data from the Federal Statistical Office. "These figures demon…