Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved new poverty standards that will apply in the making of economic and social policies for the next five years.
Rural household with average monthly per capita income equal or less than VND400,000 (US$20.5) will be deemed poor.
The figure for urban households is VND500,000.
Rural households with an average monthly per capita income of between VND401,000 and VND520,000 will be deemed almost poor.
The figure for urban household is VND501,000 - VND650,000.
In 2009, the figure for rural households was VND300,000 and VND390,000 for urban households.
In 2007, the figures were VND200,000 and VND260,000.
The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs says Vietnam has about 3.3 million poor households, about 14.5- 15.5 percent of the total population, calculated from the new standards.
The new figures will be used for a planned national-poverty survey and the ministry says they reflect the improved living standards of Vietnamese.
Rural household with average monthly per capita income equal or less than VND400,000 (US$20.5) will be deemed poor.
The figure for urban households is VND500,000.
Rural households with an average monthly per capita income of between VND401,000 and VND520,000 will be deemed almost poor.
The figure for urban household is VND501,000 - VND650,000.
In 2009, the figure for rural households was VND300,000 and VND390,000 for urban households.
In 2007, the figures were VND200,000 and VND260,000.
The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs says Vietnam has about 3.3 million poor households, about 14.5- 15.5 percent of the total population, calculated from the new standards.
The new figures will be used for a planned national-poverty survey and the ministry says they reflect the improved living standards of Vietnamese.
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