Tag: Poverty
purchasing power, a major problem for students
The question of purchasing power and social inequalities is one of the key topics of the 2022 presidential election in France. Among students, an often “forgotten” social class, there are…
Afghans no longer have enough money to meet their food needs
Since the Taliban took over, more than two-thirds of Afghans have suffered a major drop in wages and are no longer able to meet their food needs, according to a…
In Lille, a “Festival of slips” to provide underwear to the homeless
Throughout the winter, the Car Podium association, based in Lille, in the north of France, organizes the “Fête du slip”, a major operation to collect new underwear for homeless people.…
Crack, this drug that is wreaking havoc in the north of Paris
In the north of Paris, 150 to 200 drug users are currently gathered in a miserable camp, ultra-precarious people constantly moved from the hill of crack to Stalingrad then in…
Syrian status holders in deprived neighborhoods most often in poverty
UTRECHT – Syrian status holders in deprived neighborhoods live in poverty more often than other communities, according to the neighborhood monitor of Kennisplatform Inclusive Samenleven (KIS). For the first time,…
“Solidarity Night”: Paris counts its homeless
We see them without seeing them. Men, women, sometimes also children, who live in extreme precariousness. But how many are sleeping on the street? Not finding a place in emergency…
In India, the gap between rich and poor is widening
A study reveals that in India, in 5 years, the income of the most modest majority has experienced a vertiginous fall, while the income of the richest has increased sharply.…
In New York State, nearly 800,000 residents are threatened with eviction
In New York, where it is -12 degrees, thousands of residents risk finding themselves on the streets with the end, this Saturday, of the moratorium on evictions. The associations multiply…
Energy poverty: what is it?
We generally speak of “energy poverty” when a household is unable to pay the energy bills of its home, above all those related to its home. heating system. Energy poverty…
“No elected representative came” denounce the associations
The migrant camps near the Stade de France or Place de la République in Paris were dismantled several months ago. But the issue of welcoming migrants is not resolved. In…