Income recovery of people is still very fragile despite a resumption of economic activities as household income in June-July has remained on average 42 per cent below the pre-COVID-19 level, according to survey findings. Urban slum dwellers experienced the highest income drop — 43 per cent — followed by rural people 41 per cent in June-July though 84.18 per cent of urban households and 83.05 per cent of rural households came back to economic activities in the period, said the findings released at a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. The Power and Participatory Research Centre (PPRC) and the BRAC Institute for Governance and Development (BIGD) jointly conducted the survey titled ‘Livelihoods, Coping and Recovery during COVID-19 Crisis: Phase II’ during June-July, a follow-up survey of the first one conducted in April.
Income recovery of people is still very fragile despite a resumption of economic activities as household income in June-July has remained on average 42 per cent below the pre-COVID-19 level, according to survey findings. Urban slum dwellers experienced the highest income drop — 43 per cent — followed by rural people 41 per cent in June-July though 84.18 per cent of urban households and 83.05 per cent of rural households came back to economic activities in the period, said the findings released at a virtual press briefing on Tuesday. The Power and Participatory Research Centre (PPRC) and the BRAC Institute for Governance and Development (BIGD) jointly conducted the survey titled ‘Livelihoods, Coping and Recovery during COVID-19 Crisis: Phase II’ during June-July, a follow-up survey of the first one conducted in April.
