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with no formal education are in Msinga Municipality, and it is a bit high that the provincial ratewhich is 10.8%.7.4 Income and AffordabilityThe low affordability levels in the district in terms of 2011, indicates that 41.1% of the populationage between 15 - 65 years does not have any form of income. In addition, 36% of thepopulation earn less than R400.00 per month. Although these statistics reflect on a situation ofextreme poverty, there have been signs of improvement. This high proportion of economicallyactive individuals without any formal income is also not dissimilar to the pattern found across alldistricts within KwaZulu-Natal. .7.5 HIV/AIDS, Poverty and InequalityIn Umzinyathi District Municipality, the HIV/AIDS infection rate for 2005 was 23% (MonitorGroup, 2006) which is lower than the national average of 27.9% and significantly lower that the37.5% average for the province of Kwazulu Natal. The province has the highest HIV prevalencerate in South Africa.7.6 Number of People Living in PovertyPoverty is defined as the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of moneyor material possessions. This variable indicates the number of people that lack the goods andservices commonly taken for granted by members of mainstream society.In terms of percentages, in 1996, 71.2% of residents of the district lived in poverty, while in2009, 66.3% lived in poverty. This figure peaked at 79.9% in 2002. Currently the number ofpeople living in poverty has decreased to at least 60% in 2011. This notable improvement canbe directly or indirectly attributed to a number of government interventions including access tosocial grants.7.7 People living below $1 and $2 per dayIn 1996 9% of the population lived below $1 per day and 26.2% lived below $2 per day. Thisfigure improved to 1.6% living below $1 per day and 11.7% below $2 per day in 2009. The year2002 saw the highest number of people living below $1 per day (12%) and the highest numberDraft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 39Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013