Inequalities

Single parents, women, youth at highest risk of poverty

Luxembourg's employment minister Nicolas Schmit says free, quality childcare, better work-life balance key to improving inequalities

Heledd Pritchard

09.01.2018

Single parents, women, households with children and young people are exposed to a higher risk of poverty in Luxembourg than any other group, according to the minister for employment and social economy.

Nicolas Schmit said the gap between high-earners and those on low-end wages is increasing and insisted certain groups are at greater risk of falling into poverty.