Catholic charity Caritas
Italiana on Friday raised the alarm about poverty among young
people in Italy.
In a new report, it said poverty in Italy tends to increase
the younger people are, with children worst off than their
parents and grandchildren poorer than their grandparents.
The charity, which provides meals and shelters for the
homeless, among other things, said many breadwinners under 34
are poor, Italy has one of the highest youth unemployment rates
in Europe and record numbers young are NEETS - people who are
not in employment, education or training.
It said 205,090 people used is support centres in 2016 and a
fifth of them were under 34.
It said 42.8% were Italian nationals, 46% were from northern
Italy and the average age of users was 43.6 years.
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