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Poverty

International

Indonesia says its poverty rate the lowest in two decades

Irene Chong, partnerships director of Compassion Singapore, says: “While Compassion doesn’t run programmes for children locally in Singapore, the country’s strong economy, global outlook and generous culture make it an ideal regional hub to help reach more children in Asia.”
Lifestyle
TAKING HEART

Compassion International launches in Singapore; aims to tackle child poverty in Asia

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' welfare reforms have become hugely divisive within Labour, which is traditionally the party of poverty reduction.
International

UK benefit cuts to cause more pain than gain: think tank

More than 13,000 buildings require “continuous repair” to stave off collapse, Mumbai’s Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority said.
Property

Sky-high rents have Mumbai residents living on the edge

The global study - the most comprehensive of its kind to date - found that trade and finance-driven initiatives had made “limited” progress halting deforestation and in some cases worsened economic inequality.
ESG

Market-based schemes not reducing deforestation, poverty: report

As cost of living rises, some families in Singapore are struggling to make ends meet.
Podcasts

Lens on Singapore: Not everyone is thriving in Singapore (Ep 7)

A man carrying a child in his arms is followed by a migrant pregnant woman (second right), as they walk on the beach at Dungeness on the south-east coast of England, on August 16, 2023.
International

Record number of UK children in poverty: figures

An elderly woman begs for alms in the Kowloon district of Hong Kong. By improving dozens of outcomes simultaneously, cash transfers offer a transformative solution to multidimensional poverty.
Opinion & Features
THE BROAD VIEW

A global cash-transfer fund could end extreme poverty

FILE PHOTO: A homeless man sleeps in a doorway in Manchester city centre following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Manchester, Britain May 11, 2020. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo
International

UK government faces homelessness row as poverty grows

The Tuesday data represent a concerning picture of American families’ economic health in the second year of Joe Biden’s presidency, after pandemic-related turbulence in 2020 gave way to soaring inflation during the following two years.
International

Inflation dragged real US household incomes down 2.3% in 2022

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