New statistics on poverty and social exclusion in the European Union were published by Eurostat in January 2016. Data were collected between 2013 – 2014 through the EU statistics on revenues and living conditions (EU-SILC).

The risk of poverty and social exclusion - abbreviated AROPE - refers to: a) persons exposed to the risk of poverty, although they benefit from certain social services (transfers); b) those who are severely materially deprived; and c) persons living in households with a low work intensity. One of the main targets of the Europa 2020 Strategy is to take at least 20 million people out of poverty or social exclusion, including by integrating the immigrants residing in member states.

The main trends and variations in immigrant integration in EU 28, according to updated Eurostat data, were:

• 40.1% of the persons born outside the EU were at risk of poverty and social exclusion in 2014, as compared to 22% of EU citizens;

• 18.9% of non-EU citizens and 18.2% of non-EU born youth are severely materially deprived, as compared to 8.8% of EU citizens;

• 36.4% of children (aged 0 - 17) from immigrant families were at risk of poverty in 2014, double as compared to EU citizens (19.0%);

• in 2013 49.3% of non-EU born young adults (aged 16 – 29) started their adult life at risk of poverty or social exclusion, as compared to 28.1% of EU-born youth;

• having a job does not cover subsistence needs in the case of a significant number of non-EU employees; 20.6% of non-EU born workers face poverty although they hold a job, as compared to 8.4% of member state native workers.

More information at:
http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php/Migration_integration_statistics_-_at_risk_of_poverty_and_social_exclusion

Source: European Web Site on Integration