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Ireland: Budget 2019 - All weekly social welfare payments to be increased by €5 per week from next March

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The Sun (10.10.2018) All social welfare payments went up by €5 per week in last year's Budget and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe confirmed a similar increase will kick in early next year

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Australia: Cashless welfare card's effectiveness unclear, auditor general says

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The Guardian (17.07.2018) The government will push ahead with the expansion of its cashless welfare card trials, despite the auditor general finding it was unclear whether the program was actually reducing social harm.

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Zambia: Social protection programmes beneficial bridging the gap between the rich and the poor

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Lusaka Times (15.08.2018) Government has revealed that strides in bridging the gap between the rich and the poor in society through the successful implementation of Social protection programmes have so far yielded positive results.

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France: Fusion des aides sociales - 3,5 millions de ménages subiraient une baisse, selon un rapport

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Nouvel Obs (03.08.2018) Le dossier s'annonce déjà explosif pour le gouvernement. Un rapport confidentiel, que "le Monde" s'est procuré, montre que le regroupement des "prestations de solidarité" dans une allocation sociale unique (ASU) pourrait faire plus de "perdants" que de "gagnants". Un constat qui ne devrait pas rassurer les milliers de ménages situés en bas de l'échelle des revenus.

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France: Fusion des aides sociales : 3,5 millions de ménages subiraient une baisse, selon un rapport

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Nouvel Obs (03.08.2018) Le passage à l'allocation sociale unique (ASU) ferait plus de "perdants" que de "gagnants", souligne une étude interne.

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[Opinion] Do social protection programs improve life satisfaction? Lessons from Iraq

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brookings.edu (11.07.2018) Iraq is a middle-income country with a tragic recent history of violence and conflict, yet a wealth of oil reserves with which to fund extensive income transfers to its population. While not all of the findings are generalizable, a number of them are relevant to the provision of social support in other countries.

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Le « pognon de dingue » investi dans la protection sociale est efficace et apprécié par les Français

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Le Monde (21.06.2018) Les comptes publiés jeudi par la Drees classent la France parmi les pays les plus actifs dans la lutte contre la pauvreté.

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[Opinion] This is how we make basic income a reality

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World Economic Forum (29.05.2018) Five years ago, when I first heard about it, the idea had been all but forgotten. Most people I talked to had never heard of it either. Now, suddenly, it’s everywhere. Finland conducted a major trial, Canada has just launched an even bigger experiment and a test in Kenya is the mother of them all.

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Suisse: Ces chômeurs en fin de droits qui basculent dans l'aide sociale 

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Le Temps (23.03.2018) Alors que l'économie se porte au mieux, le nombre de demandeurs d’emploi qui se retrouvent à l’aide sociale a doublé en une décennie. Leur sort cause une préoccupation croissante dans le cadre du débat sur la libre circulation

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