One fifth of young Czechs threatened by poverty - survey

More than one fifth of young people, or approximately 300,000, in the Czech Republic are threatened by poverty, representatives of the Czech Caritas organisation said today, presenting the results of a survey that the Median agency conducted. "We can see people getting poor in their youth and being incapable of improving their situation. A whole generation is growing up like this. This is a high risk for society because these people remain excluded for their whole lives. It is an economic and moral burden," Martina Veverkova, from Czech Caritas, said.