Government Statistician Muagututi’a Reupena described ‘relative poverty’ as when there isn’t much wealth but you still attain the amount that you need for everyday survival.
“It is unlike the poverty we see in the world outside of our island where people just have completely nothing, no home, no food, no clothes even,” said Muagututia.
According to Muagututia, beggars and people living on the streets in Apia are in a state of “poverty by choice.”
