Finnish Government decisions to cut family social benefits will result in over 30,000 more children living in poverty.
85% confidence
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Omissions
The MEP did not cite any source for the figure
The official THL projection is 27,000 children, which is about 10% lower than the claimed 30,000
The figure represents a projection of expected impact from benefit cuts, not current child poverty statistics
The THL estimate accounts for the combined effect of multiple benefit reductions introduced by the government
Sources
SecondaryYle News (Finnish public broadcaster)THL projections indicate some 27,000 children are expected to fall below the poverty threshold due to reductions in social support introduced by the government
SecondaryHelsinki TimesAccording to THL, the reforms will raise the number of people considered low-income by 110,000, including 27,000 children