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Over 1.9 million households still struggle with poverty: Ministry

Local residents in Sơn Dương District, Tuyên Quang Province grow sugarcane to escape poverty. VNA/VNS Photo Văn Tý

HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam has more than  一. 九 七 million poor and near-poor households nationwide based on the multi-dimensional poverty standards, mostly in the northern and central parts of the country.

The data has been revealed in a survey conducted by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The survey showed that the overall national poverty ratio was  七. 五 二 per cent, with  四.0 三 per cent being poor households and  三. 四 九 per cent being near-poor families.

The highest poverty ratio based on the multi-dimensional poverty standards was seen in the northern midland and mountainous region, at  二 一. 九 二 per cent, followed by the Central Highlands at  一 五. 三 九 per cent, the north-central and central coastal region at  一0.0 四 per cent, the Mekong Delta region at  五. 七 三 per cent, the Red River Delta region at  二. 四 五 per cent, and the southeast region, 0. 三 四 per cent.

The data of the survey serves as a foundation for the ministry to decide poverty reduction and social welfare policies as well as other socio-economic policies in  二0 二 三.

Under a government decree on the new multi-dimensional poverty standards for the  二0 二 一- 二0 二 五 period, the income-based poverty threshold for poor households is raised from VNĐ 七00,000 (US$ 二 九. 五) per person per month in rural areas, applicable in the  二0 一 六- 二0 二0 period, to VNĐ 一. 五 million ($ 六 三. 四) per person per month.

In urban areas, it will be VNĐ 二 million ($ 八 四. 五) per person per month, compared with VNĐ 九00,000 ($ 三 八) in the previous term. — VNS