Moreover, no more than one in nine households in this category (11 percent) can spare money for clothing
and footwear, and one in ten can afford medical treatment.
Overall household purchasing power indicators are far from favourable for the entire population of informal
settlements. That being said, however, members of households without persons at risk of statelessness
reporting ability to provide for their daily needs outnumber their at-risk neighbours by a factor of two or three.
At the same time, unlike their neighbours who have no documentation issues, persons at-risk are unable
to obtain social welfare payments, childcare supplements, and are often left out of sporadic Government
relief efforts. This makes them more likely to resort to seasonal labour (16 percent) and informal recycling (25
percent) to earn livelihoods, with some members also engaging in begging (2 percent).
Figure 4.3.2. Primary source of household income, comparison of 2015 and 2020 findings (%)
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Social welfare and childcare allowance
35
49
10
Collection of secondary raw materials
25
8
11
Seasonal labour
16
11
9
Regular monthly earnings, or salary - part time
6
10
4
Sale of goods on the black market
5
4
0
Help of friends and family
3
0
5
Pension of family member
3
5
9
Regular monthly earnings, or salary - full time 2
9
0
Some members of the household beg for money 2
0
3
Various crafts 2
3
0
Financial assistance from abroad 1
0
1
Agriculture 0
1
Whole sample
Persons at risk of statelessness
Persons who are not at risk of statelessness
Persons at risk of statelessness are more likely to live in extremely deprived communities (slums), collective
centres, and container housing units than individuals who possess all personal documents.
PERSONS AT RISK OF STATELESSNESS IN SERBIA
OVERVIEW OF CURRENT SITUATION AND THE WAY FORWARD
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