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European Disability Forum urges Commission to combat poverty, which affects 28% of people with disabilities in EU

Brussels, 02/09/2024 (Agence Europe)

28.8% of people with disabilities, compared with 18% of people without disabilities, are at risk of poverty and social exclusion in the European Union. On Sunday 1 September, on the basis of these data compiled by the EU’s statistical office, Eurostat, the European Disability Forum called on the European Commission to take action, in line with its 2021-2030 strategy.

While EDF notes that between 2018 and 2023, the rate of people with disabilities at risk of poverty fell slightly, from...