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"Nowadays in Serbia there are many poor people living on the edge of existence, without the conditions for a decent life. When the word ‘poor' is mentioned, we already know that people are not able to fulfil their everyday needs due to their low incomes. According to some research studies, almost one-half of the population is considered to be poor, of which number a small part are considered to be extremely poor. Poverty in Serbia has become more noticeable since the 1990s. Wars, sanctions, criminal growth and the wide decrease in both moral and social values have had their results in the very low living standards of many citizens. In the economy, the dominant factor was state property, which enabled people close to the power centre to gain profit, while the private sector only started to expand later. According to recent data, in our country about one million people – 700 000 adults and 300 000 children – live in poverty, and the number of those considered to be underprivileged has been rapidly increasing year-on-year. "