GUS: 7.4% Poles lived in absolute poverty in 2014

As many as 5.4 percent of households can't afford to buy food, and 37.9 percent can't afford to go on holiday according to a new report by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). The report also showed that in 2014, 7.4 percent of Poles lived in extreme poverty, i.e. on an income of less than PLN 6,500 a year. Only 12.6 percent of households said that they don't lack money and they are not forced to curb consumption. The majority, 31.7 percent of households, manage their budgets sparingly.