In 2015, 8.2% of the population or around 41 million people in the European Union (EU) were severely materially deprived, meaning that they had living conditions constrained by lack of resources to such an extent that they were not able to afford to pay their bills, keep their home adequately warm, or take one week holiday away from home.
The relevant rate for Cyprus was 15,3 and corresponds to 131 persons being severely deprived out of 1000 – according to 2014 data, as no communication for 2015 has been made available.
In 2015, the proportion of persons severely materially deprived in the EU continued the downward trend observed since its peak in 2012 (9.9%). Families with dependent children are affected more than households without children. 8.3% of households with two and more adults with children suffer from severe material deprivation, compared with 6.0% for those without dependent children; and severe material deprivation hits 17.3% of single parent families, compared with 11.0% for single adults without dependent children.
According to the same figures, severe material deprivation also affects single-adult households more than households composed of at least two adults.