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  2. Poverty in Canada - Wikipedia

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    By 2008, Canada's poverty rate was among the highest of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member nations—the wealthiest countries in the world. [6] The number of people living below the official poverty line decreased substantially from 14.5% in 2015 to 10.1% in 2019, [7] and 6.4% in 2020. [4]

  3. Poverty threshold - Wikipedia

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    For urban dwellers, the poverty line is defined as living on less than 538.60 rupees (approximately US$12) per month, whereas for rural dwellers, it is defined as living on less than 356.35 rupees per month (approximately US$7.50) [66] In 2019, the Indian government stated that 6.7% of its population is below its official poverty limit.

  4. Social programs in Canada - Wikipedia

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    It is rarely used in Canada as the name of any specific program, however, because of its negative connotations. (In French, it is commonly known as le bien-être social or l'aide sociale.) In Canadian slang, welfare is also sometimes referred to as "the dole" (also common amongst Britain and other Commonwealth countries) or "pogey". Before the ...

  5. Poverty gap index - Wikipedia

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    The poverty gap index is an improvement over the poverty measure head count ratio, which simply counts all the people below a poverty line in a given population and considers them equally poor. [2] Poverty gap index estimates the depth of poverty by considering how far the poor are from that poverty line on average. [3] The poverty gap index ...

  6. Poverty rates increased sharply in California in 2022. Here’s ...

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    And the Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy estimated a 41% increase in the monthly child poverty rate nationally in early 2022 after the tax credit policy changed. Also ...

  7. Are You Below or Above the Poverty Line in Your State? - AOL

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    California. Actual poverty line for 1-person household: $14,725. ... 2020. Supplemental data on quintile incomes, median household income and poverty rate are sourced from the Census Bureau's 2018 ...

  8. British Columbia Basic Income Expert Panel Report - Wikipedia

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    The report of the British Columbia Expert Panel on Basic Income “Covering All the Basics: Reforms for a More Just Society” was released on 28 January 2021. It provides a comprehensive assessment of data on low-income earners and income supports in British Columbia (BC) and Canada, and a summary of state-of-the-art research on basic income programs.

  9. How Much Money Do You Need to Make in California Not to Be ...

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    According to a report by the Public Policy Institute of California, in early 2023, 31.1% of residents were poor or near poor (with resources up to one and a half times the CPM poverty line), up ...