While many people in Serbia do not have money for regular meals, a huge amount of food is wasted every day. Voluntary organizations such as "Solidarity Kitchen" help citizens to eat, but administrative obstacles prevent larger food donations
While the government is sitting in Belgrade, talking about the incredible economic "successes" of the country, preparing for Expo 2027 and spending millions and millions of evars, it is estimated that around 800.000 citizens of Serbia live in absolute poverty. Most of them without the right to cash social assistance, which is insufficient for mere survival anyway. Because if the President of the National Assembly, Ana Brnabić, says that she can survive for several days with 40.000 dinars, what should a three-person household do with about 21.000 dinars for a month? And that, if they are "lucky" to renew the request and get the right to cash social assistance
According to the data published by the European Statistical Office Eurostat last year, only North Macedonia, Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina were poorer than Serbia.
In the Western Balkans, the largest increase in the poor will be in Albania and Kosovo, which was included in the UNICEF report as a separate territorial unit. In Serbia, more than 28.000 citizens will fall below the poverty line
Almost 7 percent of the population of Serbia lives in absolute poverty, and almost one third is at risk of poverty and social exclusion. These are the data of the Center for Democracy Foundation at the official start of the election campaign
