Poverty and living standards in Tartu, Estonia: official figures
Local social protection spending in the city of Tartu was €261 per resident in 2024, lower than in Tallinn; it made up 9.3% of local budgets.
How many people get subsistence benefit in Tartu?
The state subsistence benefit paid out through local governments in the city of Tartu came to €28 per resident in 2024 (€2.85 million in total), lower than in Tallinn.
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- Care for older people, including nursing homes, cost local governments in the city of Tartu €10.13 million in 2024, 38.5% of their social protection budget. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
- Support for families and children took €1.72 million of local social spending in the city of Tartu in 2024, and services for disabled people €4.24 million. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
- Social care and other allowances paid directly to residents by Tartu city government totalled €15.81 million in 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
- Local governments in the city of Tartu spent €116,400 on social housing in 2024 and €563,500 on care institutions for risk groups. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
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Sources
- Statistics Estonia: Local budgets operating expenditures and investment activities expenses by function and region/administrative unit, table RR302, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1a5fcdf926c0…)
- Statistics Estonia: Local budgets operating revenue, expenditures and outcome by region/administrative unit, table RR300, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9727f300e9b0…)
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