The Guardian (06.03.2017) No matter where you live, or how you pay for your home, from private renting, social renting, to home ownership and sheltered accommodation, the breadth of the UK housing crisis has affected millions of people across the country, young and old, and living in many different kinds of households.
Swissinfo (21.02.2017) Many women in Switzerland work part time or not at all, often resulting in a small pension that is not enough to live on. Marianne de Mestral is one example.
UN Women (27.02.2017) La Ley de Cuidados de Uruguay ha cambiado el concepto de “cuidado”. De acuerdo a la nueva ley, todas las niñas y niños, las personas con discapacidad y las personas mayores tienen derecho a recibir atención. El Estado no sólo proporciona servicios de atención, sino que garantiza su calidad mediante la capacitación y la reglamentación. Para Soledad Rotella, las consecuencias han sido inmediatas: como madre de una niña de dos años, ahora puede buscar un trabajo a jornada completa, sin poner en peligro el bienestar de su hija.
neweurope.eu (06.03.2017) EU’s Statistics service Eurostat, released figures that demonstrate the importance of social protection spending, as part of the the main functions of general government expenditure in the EU.
TDG (07.03.2017) Cette baisse des primes doit passer par une refonte du système de compensation des risques entre assureurs mais les partis bourgeois s'y opposent.
Telecompaper (27.02.2017) Digital health, the use of information and communication technology (ICT) to provide health services, has the potential to advance the goal of universal health coverage and improve the quality and efficiency of health services, according to a report from the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development's Working Group on Digital Health.
businesstoday.in (09.03.2017) The government at the centre is willing to share your rent. A new welfare scheme might soom come into existence where the urban-poor will be given rent vouchers that can be given out to the land lords.
UN Women (28.03.2017) Uruguay’s Care Act has changed the concept of “care”. Under the new law, all children, persons with disabilities and elderly persons, have the right to get care. The state not only provides care services, but also guarantees their quality by providing training and regulations.
L'internaute (09.03.2017) Minima sociaux, allocations familiales et aides au logement... Il est difficile de s'y retrouver parmi la myriade d'aides et de prestations sociales. Un nouveau site permet d'évaluer en quelques clics les aides auxquelles vous avez droit.
The New York Times (08.03.2017) The teachers’ pension fund in Puerto Rico looks very much like a legalized Ponzi scheme — one that might hold a warning for teachers across America.
