Tag: Poverty
“Lyon’s Call” for working-class neighborhoods: “The State must play its role”
Elected officials from Ville & Banlieue launched “Lyon Call” yesterday, to mark the 40th anniversary of their association. Six years after their “Grigny Appeal”, they urge Emmanuel Macron to take…
Stand Up Against Poverty Rally set for Friday at Sarnia city hall
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Sarnia’s Stand Up Against Poverty rally returns to city hall at noon Friday to push governments to do more to help those struggling to…
justice lifts the ban on food aid in certain districts of Paris
On Tuesday, October 17, the courts suspended a ban on food aid in certain neighborhoods in the northeast of Paris. The decision is greeted with relief by the associations, who…
Utrecht’s poverty policy is inadequate: ‘Sharper political choices are needed’
The municipality of Utrecht and its partners are unable to structurally solve the poverty problems in the city. In fact, the problems have become worse in recent years. Sharper political…
ban on food aid in a district in the north of Paris
Food distributions have been prohibited since Tuesday, October 10 in a working-class district of Paris where migrants and homeless people concentrate. A decision “ unacceptable » which will hit the…
Poverty: the six most affected household profiles
Two weeks after the announcement of the launch of the government’s new anti-poverty plan, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (Insee) published this Tuesday, October 3 a typology…
When the Crous carries out expulsions of students
20% of students live below the poverty line in France. They are finding it increasingly difficult to find accommodation in a saturated and inaccessible real estate market. For the most…
In the news: fight against poverty, will the new plan be enough?
Question asked on the first page of West France. “ The government unveiled its new strategy to combat poverty yesterday, a plan particularly awaited in a context of high inflation.…
the government’s new poverty plan largely disappoints associations
After having repeatedly rejected it, the French government presented its poverty plan this Monday, September 18. Despite measures against child poverty, emergency accommodation places and aid for returning to work,…
Restos du Coeur, Red Cross… These associations overwhelmed by poverty and inflation
The social situation is critical in France. This is the observation made by the French Red Cross which launched a call for help on Monday, September 4 after that of…