Tag: Poverty
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…
Food aid: “We see people arriving who work”
The Restos du Coeur serve meals to millions of beneficiaries. Since the beginning of the year alone, more than one and a half million meals have been distributed. From now…
Food distribution for students: “We feel the consequences of inflation”
A few weeks ago, Unef, the National Union of Students of France, was worried about the rising cost of living for students. The Federation of General Student Associations, for its…
overwhelmed by the social situation, the Restos du Coeur are calling for help
Fifteen million additional euros. This is the sum that the French government will mobilize to help the Restos du Coeur. The charity association alerted this Sunday, September 3 to its…
Drugs, crime and poverty: San Francisco, mythical city adrift
On Market Street, directly opposite the tram terminus – the famous cable cars-, stands the Nordstrom department store, whose curving escalators are an attraction in themselves. As well known in…
Collectors of menstrual poverty in Driebergen refused tampons: it had to be money
Utrechtse Heuvelrug – The young men who knocked on doors in Driebergen, and possibly beyond, to collect without a permit for menstrual poverty, insisted on seeing money. Residents who offered…
Poverty: “France is close to the European average”
Between inflation and the rise in the price of gas and electricity, the purchasing power of households in France is falling considerably. According to a study by INSEE, 14% of…