Alex Agius Saliba· S&D

Unverifiable

The level of poverty deprivation in Malta is at the lowest level ever recorded in the country's history

Omissions

• The MEP did not specify which poverty metric or indicator they were referring to (at-risk-of-poverty rate, severe material deprivation, or AROPE - at-risk-of-poverty-or-social-exclusion)
• The MEP did not cite a specific source for this historical comparison
• Poverty statistics can be measured using different methodologies (before/after social transfers, different poverty thresholds), which affects comparability over time

Sources

• PrimaryEurostat - Living conditions statistics at regional levelIn 2024, the EU's at-risk-of-poverty rate before social transfers was 24.7%; 16.2% after social transfers
• PrimaryEurostat - At-risk-of-poverty rate by poverty threshold (ilc_li03)Database containing at-risk-of-poverty rate indicators (cut-off point: 60% of median equivalised income after social transfers)
• SecondaryTrading Economics - Malta At Risk of Poverty RateMalta's at-risk-of-poverty rate was 16.80% in December 2024 according to Eurostat data