By Almot Maqolo.
HARARE – (News of The South) – An average Zimbabwean family required at least Z$3,656.48 in November this year to meet its basic needs for it not to be deemed poor, a 15.7 percent jump from Z$3,159.52 the previous month, latest data shows.
The jump reflects a continued increase in the prices of goods and services, after the figure jumped from Z$1 827 in August.
“The TCPL (Total Consumption Poverty Line) for an average of five persons stood at $3, 656.48 in November 2019.
“This means that an average household required that much to purchase both food and non-food items for them not to be deemed poor,” the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstat) said.
“This represents an increase of 15.7 percent when compared to the October 2019 figure of Z$3,159.52.”
The TCPL is commonly referred to as the Poverty Datum Line (PDL).
The poverty line is the threshold below which families or individuals are considered to be lacking the resources to meet the basic needs for healthy living; in other words, having insufficient income to provide the food, shelter and clothing needed to preserve health.
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