THE Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency has announced that the poverty datum line for one person to survive a month has increased, with the food poverty line now at ZiG861 and the total consumption poverty line (TCPL) at ZiG1 255.
In December last year, the FPL for one person was ZiG805, while the total TCPL for one person was ZiG1 156.
“The FPL for one person in January 2025 was ZiG861. This means that the minimum needs basket cost that much per person in January 2025. The food poverty line represents the amount of money that an individual requires to afford a daily minimum energy intake of 2 100 calories…”