Poverty and living standards in Polva, Estonia: official figures

Local social protection spending in Põlva County was €362 per resident in 2024, 2nd highest of 15 counties; it made up 16.1% of local budgets.

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• Care for older people, including nursing homes, cost local governments in Põlva County €5.53 million in 2024, 64.5% of their social protection budget. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Support for families and children took €434,300 of local social spending in Põlva County in 2024, and services for disabled people €705,100. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Social care and other allowances paid directly to residents by the municipalities of Põlva County totalled €4.34 million in 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Local governments in Põlva County spent €34,100 on social housing in 2024 and €0 on care institutions for risk groups. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy

How Polva compares with other first-level divisions

Local government social protection spending per resident (EUR) (2024)

Polva ranks 2 of 15, highest first.

Subsistence benefit paid per resident (EUR) (2024)

Polva ranks 11 of 15, highest first.

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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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