Results from Task Force on Poverty Measurements Point 7 of the Agenda Management Group on Statistical Cooperation 19-20 March 2009, Luxembourg 20 March 2009 Torbioern.Carlquist@ec.europa.eu

Expert group - composition Eurostat unit E4 Eurostat unit F3 INE Spain ISTAT Italy (in 2007/2008) World Bank Consultant of DFID (UK)

Expert group – meetings and output Started in 2007 Long pause during 2008 Several individual members replaced Last meeting held on 12/03/2009 No further meetings are planned for the expert group Questionnaire for a poverty module will be drafted in English by the end of April 2009 Technical report will be drafted by the consultant 3 3

Two types of surveys EU-SILC Big Survey on Income and Living Conditions, quite very demanding for NSIs, a cross-sectional and a longitudinal (panel) component Extended definition of income Requires calibration with other household-related results: census, National account, LFS, HBS, etc.. Will be compulsory at time of EU Membership A review of EU-SILC in 2012 may lead to changes Serbia is willing to conduct a SILC survey Household Budget Survey with extra modules EU-SILC definitions to be used wherever possible Most NSIs in Western Balkans will start with “extended HBS” Private companies can be involved only in certain circumstances

Modules in the extended HBS Demographics Housing Education Health Employment Migration Income 7-9 core questions are foreseen on each theme Flexibility to modify the questionnaire to reflect each country’s needs First test planned to take place in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 2010 NSI is almost always the main counterpart for all coopearion instruments, but also other institutions in the NSS may benefit. Private experts can only be used after procurements procedures

Thank you for your attention Torbiörn Carlquist European Commission - DG Eurostat Unit E4: Statistical cooperation with European and Mediterranean countries Telephone: 00 352 4301 35453 e-mail: Torbioern.Carlquist@ec.europa.eu