Pobreza
Nicolas Duvoux calls to review the 2026 budget project
Nicolas Duvoux, president of the National Council for Policies to Combat Poverty, warns of worsening poverty due to the 2026 budget project. In an interview with Le Monde, he expresses concern over the impact of freezing social benefits for precarious individuals. This follows a record increase in the poverty rate announced by Insee in July.
2026 budget risks for France's poorest households
Three months after Insee reported a record poverty increase in France in 2023, affecting 15.4% of the population, the 2026 finance and social security funding bills propose savings measures that could raise the number of poor people. These include freezing social benefits and other cuts impacting low-income households.
Family allowance funds face rising precarity
In Rosny-sous-Bois and Tarbes, agents at Family Allowance Funds (CAF) handle tough situations amid rising precarity. Users, often hit by the digital divide, struggle with online procedures. A man in his fifties exemplifies these daily challenges at the Seine-Saint-Denis agency.
Vice-reitor urge jovens a adotar estratégias contra a pobreza
Um vice-reitor encorajou os jovens na Nigéria a implementar estratégias eficazes para combater a pobreza.