poverty

US: Welfare benefits too difficult to apply for, low-income Americans say

Submitted by pmassetti on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 16:31

(25.01.2023) Low-income Americans are struggling to obtain help from state governments when they most need it, facing long delays and sometimes insurmountable hurdles when applying for social safety net programs such as food assistance, welfare benefits and health insurance, according to a new report.

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Duterte approves in-kind assistance to vulnerable sectors in areas under ECQ

Submitted by mmarquez on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 09:18

Close to 23 million low-income individuals from Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Cavite, and Laguna will receive an in-kind doleout worth ₱1,000. The aid will be limited to a maximum of four members per family.

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philippines, the
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Family benefits
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Gambia: Barrow Announces New 250M Covid-19 Relief to support families

Submitted by cambrosio on Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:18

standard.gm (02.10.2020)

The Government of Gambia announced a new 250M Covid-19 emergency fund to support families affected by the economic downturn of the Covid-19 pandemic that includes the provision of a cash package of D3,000 to all families.

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gambia
Global challenges
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Family benefits
Social assistance
Cash transfers
COVID-19
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Oxfam: The inequality virus report

Submitted by delziniy on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 10:30

Oxfam (Feb 2021)  The report shows that COVID-19 has the potential to increase economic inequality in almost every country at once, the first time this has happened since records began over a century ago. Rising inequality means it could take at least 14 times longer for the number of people living in poverty to return to pre-pandemic levels than it took for the fortunes of the top 1,000, mostly White male, billionaires to bounce back.

 

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Africa
Asia
Americas
Europe
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Health
COVID-19
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France: financial aid in the form of emergency relief to help the most needy families

Submitted by cambrosio on Fri, 01/08/2021 - 11:00

March 2020 (caf.fr)

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Europe
france
Global challenges
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Family benefits
Housing
Social assistance
Food and nutrition
COVID-19
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