People are considered at risk of monetary poverty when their equivalised disposable income (after social transfers) is below the at-risk-of-poverty threshold. This is set at 60 % of the national median equivalised disposable income after social transfers.
Related concepts
- Equivalised disposable income
- At-risk-of-poverty rate
- Relative median income ratio
- Relative median at-risk-of-poverty gap
- Income quintile share ratio