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West – Welfare Society Territory

Sunday, 26 May 2013
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From waste today to work tomorrow

From waste today to work tomorrow Good application of EU regulations on waste management could create 400,000 new jobs, especially for young people. Italian practice proves this. It’s a strategy that’s been adopted by the mayor of Capannori in the province of Lucca, the first municipality in Europe to implement a ‘zero-waste’ strategy, which recycles all [...]

05.21.2013 - Posted on: Education and work, Services and Family tax policies | Europe, European institutions, Italy

Is there a fairer system for public healthcare?

Is there a fairer system for public healthcare? Two French researchers have put forward a proposal for a healthcare system where people are reimbursed for medical expenses based on their own economic capability. The idea is based on the statistic that, for the 10% of poorest French healthcare patients, medical costs are 8% of income, compared with 0.5% [...]

05.20.2013 - Posted on: Services and Family tax policies | Europe, France

More support for children and foster carers

More support for children and foster carers According to the Family Rights Group and the Oxford University, British local government should provide more support to the many thousands of children being brought up by family and friends carers. The research Just Not Fair!, indeed, shows that about 6% of kids are in the “care system”, which means [...]

05.15.2013 - Posted on: Adoption and fostering, Families in numbers, Services and Family tax policies | Europe, United Kingdom

UK state benefits: are married couples better off divorced?

UK state benefits: are married couples better off divorced? In England, married couples that separate could actually be better off and receive more state benefits. The government's benefits cap reform has come into force, saving the state €275 million a year. The new system aims to encourage the unemployed to look for work and the incentives for single people [...]

04.15.2013 - Posted on: Services and Family tax policies | Europe, United Kingdom

Who seizes housing belonging to banks to curb evictions

Who seizes housing belonging to banks to curb evictions The Andalusian regional government, a coalition between the Socialist Workers Party and the United Left, is taking control of properties belonging to banks for a period of three years if families living there are "at risk of exclusion" and threatened with eviction. The decision, which came into force on April [...]

04.15.2013 - Posted on: Services and Family tax policies | Europe, Spain

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