Question NW363 to the Minister in the Presidency

Reply:

According to the Living Conditions Survey (LCS) conducted in 2014/15 the number of people living below R2 per day, (which translates to about R62 per capita, per month) amounted to 34 700 (in 2015). This translates to 0,1% of the total population in 2015, please see Table 1 below.

Table 1: Number and proportion of the population by poverty status - 2015

2015
Poverty line of R2 per day (R62 per month)	No. of people	%
Non poor	54 732 727	99,9
Poor	34 700	0,1
Total	54 767 427	100,00

Source: Living Conditions Survey 2014/15

The LCS is a survey specifically designed to measure poverty and inequality levels as well as living conditions in South Africa. Since the last LCS conducted in 2014/15 there has not been another survey of this nature conducted due to lack of funding.

Risenga Maluleke

Statistician-General

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