Rosstat: In the second quarter there were 1.3 million more people living on less than 11,468 rubles
According to Rosstat, by the third quarter of this year, the number of Russians who are “below the poverty line” grew to almost 20 million people, or to 13.5% of the Russian population. These are people who live on less than the subsistence minimum, set at 11,468 rubles per month. During the second quarter, the number of such people in the country increased by 7% or 1.3 million more.