Poverty Watch UK | Poverty Watches Overview 2020
UK income and wealth inequality are high and wealth inequality is rising. London is the richest city in the UK, but has the highest concentrations of people in poverty, and…
Poverty Watch Iceland | Poverty Watches Overview 2020
The Icelandic system of social benefits is a myriad of different systems that don’t always work together, but when they do, it seems to rather work to benefit the system…
Poverty Watch Norway | Poverty Watches Overview 2020 & 2021
2021 According to AROPE statistics, 15.6 per cent of the population had a risk of ending up in poverty or social exclusion in 2019. The proportion has been increasing since…
Poverty Watch North Macedonia | Poverty Watches Overview 2020
Simulations predict that the poverty rate will rise from about 17% in 2019 to about 20‒23% in 2020, and from 55,000 to over 130,000 Macedonians (depending on how long the…
Poverty Watch IFSW | Poverty Watches Overview 2020
IFSW Europe has a focus on the role of social work and social care. Human rights and social justice are critical in any social workers thinking and actions. Social workers…
Poverty Watch AGE Platform | Poverty Watches Overview 2020
On the World Day for the Eradication of Poverty, AGE warns of the increase in social isolation and loneliness of older persons in the COVID-19 crisis, which is aggravated by…
Poverty Watch Serbia | Poverty Watches Overview 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered realities and everyday lives of people around the globe, revealing more clearly gaps in resilience among social groups due to the inequalities, weaknesses of public…