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How the poorest can get healthcare ? – The example of opticals
Reducing the health access inequities is one of the aims of the governments. In the past few years, more and more people have declared they have to restrain their healthcare spending, especially the poorest one.
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Tagged French people, French society, healthcare, healthcare spending, inequities, poverty, precariousness, the French
Precariousness, isolation and housing conditions : the deep weakness of the elderly
The recent national debate about old age dependence has highlighted that the elderly often need several types of help. Thus, this is important to consider the capacity to do everyday life tasks to evaluate the loss of autonomy. But it’s … Continue reading
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Tagged elderly, French people, French society, old age dependency, poverty, precariousness, the French
Is the social and tax redistribution the keystone of middle classes ? An international comparison
Middle classes are often the subject of public debate. They would be declining, under the pressure of too many taxes, on the way of pauperization and neglected by the Welfare State. A thorough survey in thirty countries over the three … Continue reading
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Tagged crisis, French people, French society, middle class, poverty, the French
The beneficiaries of the RSA hardly note its advantages
Twenty years after the RMI (Minimum Income Benefit) was created, the RSA (Low Income Benefit) was supposed to improve the previous RMI specifically in terms of unemployment and poverty. This new mechanism is based on a benefit paid as a … Continue reading
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Tagged French people, French society, minimum income benefit, poverty, precariousness, social exclusion, the French, unemployment
Social housing, a shelter for single-parent families
On January 1st 2009, France had 4.4 million units of social housing, an increase by 1% compared to 2008. This increase has been rather steady for the last 10 years. In the same time, the housing turnover has been reduced: … Continue reading
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Tagged French people, French society, housing, housing crisis, poverty, precariousness, single parent families, social housing, the French