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Foreign families experience greater economic difficulties than Italian families and in some cases the economic vulnerability of foreign families has reached rather worrying levels. The majority of foreign families (58.8%) is unable to cope with an unexpected expense of 750 euros and 16.4% state that they are unable to heat their homes adequately. Even more serious is data relative to essential goods: 10.8% of foreign families have been unable to afford to buy food at least once during the year, compared to 5.4% of Italian families, and no less than 15.8% were unable to pay medical expenses, compared to 11.1% of Italian families. Although the economic systems in north Italy are more dynamic, offering greater employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and higher pay levels, foreigners living in this area still experience severe economic difficulties. This means that many foreigners throughout Italy are at risk of poverty and social exclusion.

Source:

Fondazione Leone Moressa, Rapporto annulae sull’economia dell’immigrazione, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2011 - http://www.fondazioneleonemoressa.org/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/abstract-in-inglese-Economia-dellimmigrazione2.pdf