Friday, April 23, 2021
No fewer than 117, 424 Poor and Vulnerable Households (PVHHs) in the Kaduna State Social Register have benefited from various social protection interventions in the state from 2017 to date.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$246 million new project to provide emergency cash transfers and access to social services to approximately 786,000 poor and vulnerable Lebanese reeling under the pressure of Lebanon’...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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Covid-19 has catapulted social protection into the spotlight. From furloughing to school feeding...
Friday, March 20, 2020
Les prestations sociales nécessitant des déclarations de ressources régulières pour y avoir droit, telles que le RSA, l'allocation adulte handicapé ou les aides au logement, seront versées automatiquement aux allocataires «dans l'incapacité» d'actualiser...
Friday, January 17, 2020
The security and dignity of a good-quality home is one of the most important and liberating qualities in society. For people experiencing financial or social pressures, many countries offer some form of public or social housing system. While there...
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Chile, Mexico, United States, Belgium, Netherlands, Spain, America, Europe
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Tuesday, January 14, 2020
The Hong Kong government has announced a HK$10 billion welfare package, though has denied the relief measures are connected to the city’s seven months of protest and social unrest. The minimum age for the HK$2 public transport concession scheme is set to...
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Hong Kong S.A.R., China, Asia
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Monday, January 13, 2020
INTERVIEW: Dr. Kushel is an internist at the University of California, San Francisco. She started specializing in low-income populations shortly after graduating from the Yale School of Medicine, and has spent two decades researching the underlying...
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
The Labour and Social Affairs Ministry plans to introduce stricter rules for job applicants as of July within its effort to reduce long-term unemployment and find jobs for handicapped job applicants, according to the draft amendment to the law on...
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
BLOG: New research examining the intersection between the social security system and public housing has highlighted that failings of both systems entrench poverty, put tenancies at risk, and result in social security recipients facing homelessness....
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
BLOG: ILOSTAT data shows how employment prospects for disabled people vary around the world. Even though the findings are limited since many nations don’t collect or publish these statistics, they highlight wide disparities in the likelihood of...
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Global, Asia, Cyprus, Europe, Norway
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