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Measuring child poverty in the Household Income and Living Survey: Concepts and definitions (Statistics New Zealand)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
Measuring child poverty in the Household Income and Living Survey. Concepts and definitions explains the terms used in calculating child poverty measures in New Zealand for the year ended June 2025 onwards ... About measuring child poverty.
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New poverty index to cover more aspects

The Star 11 Feb 2026
A MULTIDIMENSIONAL Poverty Index (MPI) is being considered to provide a more comprehensive measure of poverty that goes beyond income levels, says Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Mohd Nasir (pic). Read full story ... .
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Census Numbers Paint a Misleading Picture of Poverty in America

National Review 11 Feb 2026
Non-cash benefits bring many Americans above the poverty line — and our poverty statistics should reflect that ....
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'Do you EVEN HAVE A CLUE?': Sen Kennedy clashes with Lutnick over poverty data & ...

The Economic Times 11 Feb 2026
'Do you EVEN HAVE A CLUE?'. Sen Kennedy clashes with Lutnick over poverty data & broadband services ... .
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Israel’s poverty crisis: Time to declare war on inequality | The Jerusalem Post

Virtual Jerusalem 11 Feb 2026
At this moment in Israel’s history, standing with the most vulnerable is not charity. It is an expression of solidarity and a choice about the�� | Read More�Google Alert – Israel ....
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Central Kentucky Community Action Council launches 2026 Community Needs Assessment to shape local poverty solutions

Image The Kentucky Standard 11 Feb 2026
identify the underlying causes of poverty and determine the most urgent needs of residents across the Lincoln Trail region. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content ... ....
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Kennedy introduces bill to address welfare waste by providing better poverty data to Congress (John Kennedy)

Public Technologies 11 Feb 2026
"Over the past 50 years, the federal government's welfare spending has increased by 765 percent, yet the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line hasn't budged. Roughly 12 percent of Americans lived in poverty in 1974.
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FG Flags off Farmer Monie Dry/Wet Season Programme, Targets Poverty Reduction

This Day 11 Feb 2026
The Federal Government in launching the Renewed Hope Government Enterprise has also flagged off the Farmer Monie Dry/Wet Season Programme which is targeted at poverty reduction in all the 36 states of the federation.
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Greenville council approves street closures for Yellow Jacket Challenge 5K

Greenville Daily News 11 Feb 2026
Poverty exemption. Council members then voted unanimously to approve a resolution for poverty exemptions for 2026 ... The process allows residents, by reason of poverty, to be exempt from paying property taxes.
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See 6 stories that highlight global progress, from eliminating poverty to removing invasive species

Image The Advocate 10 Feb 2026
These are stories of global progress, compiled by the media group Fix the News and shared in partnership with The Advocate/The Times-Picayune ... .
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Monetizing poverty: How algorithms harvest human desperation

The Jakarta Post 10 Feb 2026
poverty is being commodified ... Indonesia’s poverty rate stood at 8.25 percent (23.36 million people) in September 2025, according to the official data ... roughly 1 to 1.5 times the poverty line.
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