EAPN members on the ground often witness the spreading of in-work poverty, that is, people experiencing poverty despite having a job. In fact, in 2017, 9,6% of the people in employment were living under the poverty threshold, corresponding to over 32 million workers at risk of poverty. Inwork poverty increased by 1.1% at the EU-28 level between 2008 and 2017 (Eurostat, 2018)2, a trend also acknowledged by the Annual Growth Survey 2019.
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