People experiencing severe material and social deprivation live under significantly constrained conditions due to a lack of resources. They are forced to go without at least 7 of the following 13 deprivation items:
- ability to cover unexpected expenses,
- ability to afford a one-week annual holiday away from home,
- not being in arrears on mortgage or rent payments, utility bills, hire purchase instalments, or other loan repayments,
- ability to afford a meal with meat, poultry, fish or a vegetarian equivalent every other day,
- ability to keep their home adequately warm,
- access to a car or van for personal use,
- ability to replace worn-out furniture,
- access to an internet connection,
- ability to replace worn-out clothes with new ones,
- possession of two pairs of properly fitting shoes (including a pair suitable for all weather conditions),
- ability to spend a small amount of money each week on oneself,
- regular participation in leisure activities,
- meeting with friends or family for a drink or meal at least once a month.
The auxiliary indicator of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure (MIP) is expressed as a percentage of the total population. In the table, the values are also presented as changes over a three-year period (in percentage points).
The data source is the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC).