Poverty and living standards in Ida-Viru, Estonia: official figures
Local social protection spending in Ida-Viru County was €272 per resident in 2024, 5th lowest of 15 counties; it made up 14.6% of local budgets.
How many people get subsistence benefit in Ida-Viru County?
The state subsistence benefit paid out through local governments in Ida-Viru County came to €42 per resident in 2024 (€5.48 million in total), 2nd highest of 15 counties.
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- Care for older people, including nursing homes, cost local governments in Ida-Viru County €12.47 million in 2024, 34.9% of their social protection budget. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
- Support for families and children took €1.59 million of local social spending in Ida-Viru County in 2024, and services for disabled people €3.18 million. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
- Social care and other allowances paid directly to residents by the municipalities of Ida-Viru County totalled €23.78 million in 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
- Local governments in Ida-Viru County spent €739,300 on social housing in 2024 and €244,000 on care institutions for risk groups. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
How Ida-Viru compares with other first-level divisions
Local government social protection spending per resident (EUR) (2024)
Ida-Viru ranks 11 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Local government social protection spending per resident (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Laane-Viru | €303 |
| 9 | Rapla | €292 |
| 10 | Pärnu | €283 |
| 11 | Ida-Viru | €272 |
| 12 | Jarva | €268 |
| 13 | Harju | €241 |
| 14 | Tartu | €234 |
Subsistence benefit paid per resident (EUR) (2024)
Ida-Viru ranks 2 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Subsistence benefit paid per resident (EUR) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valga | €51 |
| 2 | Ida-Viru | €42 |
| 3 | Rapla | €40 |
| 4 | Laane | €35 |
| 5 | Pärnu | €30 |
| 6 | Voru | €30 |
| 7 | Harju | €28 |
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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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