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Poverty rates rise for single-mother families, as potential safety net cuts loom under Trump
Women, who on average still earn less than men, are more likely to live in poverty. The official poverty rate for families with children headed by a single woman was double the rate for those ...
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Rent Assistance Increase Needed To Lift Retirees From Poverty
Rental assistance needs to be urgently increased to ensure that Australia's retirees are not living in poverty, COTA ...
Economists urge major parties to raise Rent Assistance, as older Australians languish in poverty
Two-thirds of retired renters are in poverty, according to new analysis from the Grattan Institute, with calls for the major ...
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One in five women in Hong Kong living in poverty, says new government report
What the 2020 Poverty Situation Report revealed Ann, 36, a single mother of two girls, is one of the city’s impoverished women. After her divorce in 2018, she was entitled to receive a monthly ...
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Letter: Disrupting the cycle of poverty and laying a strong foundation for families
According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, nearly 5,000 single mothers live in poverty in Cass County alone. Poverty is not a temporary setback; it’s a barrier that prevents ...
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Plight of women in poverty beneath the façade of Colombo’s splendor
Consequently, they end up living in shanties”. Feminization of poverty The women in poverty-stricken urban neighbourhoods have been marginalised and trapped in the vicious cycle of poverty ...