Poverty and living standards in Voru, Estonia: official figures

Local social protection spending in Võru County was €309 per resident in 2024, 6th highest of 15 counties; it made up 13.5% of local budgets.

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• Care for older people, including nursing homes, cost local governments in Võru County €5.42 million in 2024, 51.8% of their social protection budget. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Support for families and children took €698,100 of local social spending in Võru County in 2024, and services for disabled people €539,400. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Social care and other allowances paid directly to residents by the municipalities of Võru County totalled €5.62 million in 2025. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy
• Local governments in Võru County spent €415,000 on social housing in 2024 and €0 on care institutions for risk groups. Source: Statistics Estonia · saved copy

How Voru compares with other first-level divisions

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

Voru ranks 6 of 15, highest first.

Subsistence benefit paid per resident (EUR) (2024)

Voru ranks 6 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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