Intesa Sanpaolo for social issues: the new program against inequalities starts from Brescia
The project promoted by Carlo Messina will plan and spread its interventions throughout Italy from the Lombardy capital
Consumption: 40% of families are in economic difficulty and one in three Italians receives help from relatives
It is difficult to save and inflation remains the main concern. The propensity to purchase cars, appliances and technology is collapsing. Only travel, scooters and e-bikes are growing. Data from the Findomestic Monthly Observatory
Oxfam: from Elon Musk to Jeff Bezos, the super rich are getting richer while the poor remain poor. Inequalities are increasing, that's why
From 2020 to today, the five golden Scrooges of the world have doubled their fortunes. Within a decade there will be the first trillionaire. Instead, workers lost almost a monthly salary. Here is what emerges from the report presented on the occasion…
Banca Ifis donates 1 million euros to the Banco Alimentare Onlus Foundation
The sum will allow the distribution of 10 million meals to those who are in need and are assisted by the Foundation's local partner organizations
Five million Italians in energy poverty. Will the energy decree bonuses help them too?
A CGIA study shows how over 2 million families are in difficult conditions. The hope in the benefits of the budget law
Mozambique: Fra Luca's educational farm and the dream of giving a serene future to many little orphans
Interview with Fra Luca Santato, the Capuchin friar who chose to stay in Mozambique to create a school and everything needed to help the children of Naputo, the capital of Mozambique
Fight against poverty: 11 million from the Cariplo and Vismara Foundation and the Intesa Sanpaolo Charity Fund
Over 7 million euros for initiatives aimed at reducing the conditions of poverty and fragility of the most vulnerable people. The projects, which will start in 2023, were developed as part of an initiative conducted in collaboration with…
Lula, third term in Brazil: immediately maneuver against poverty and meeting with Biden
On New Year's Day, Lula's third presidential term begins in Brazil and he wants to immediately give a sign of change with the fight against hunger and poverty and the centrality of the climate and the Amazon in his agenda
Citizenship income: revolution coming. From farewell to navigators to subsistence income, here's what changes
The Government intends to change the citizen's income, narrowing the audience of beneficiaries only to those who cannot work. The Ministry of Labor announces: "Contracts of Navigators cannot be extended", here's what changes
Salaries at 2009 levels with inflation and rising inequalities: says the 2022 Istat Report
In the Annual Report, Istat reports that absolute poverty has more than doubled since 2005 and that, with inflation, real wages will return to 2022 levels by the end of 2009
Citizenship income does not reduce poverty in Italy: 1 million more poor people in 2020
It was not the solution as many - starting with the Five Stars who promoted it - claimed. The numbers of absolute poverty confirm that we have returned to the values of 2019. And with the war in Ukraine and the crisis…
Unicredit donates 2,3 million to 53 organizations to fight food poverty
Despite the post-Covid recovery, there are still many people in food poverty in Italy - In the two-year period 2021/2022 Unicredit donated 5,1 million euros
Day of waste: discarded food products are worth a meal for 3 million poor people
Italians throw food leftovers worth 7,4 billion euros in the trash. An affront to the 8% of the population who risk food poverty. Rediscover the dishes of the day after
Inequalities and poverty, Intesa Sanpaolo focuses on social issues
The banking group led by Carlo Messina has produced the document that supports the planning of social initiatives to counter the new fragility of the country - Identified 14 thematic areas on which to intervene
Censis report: 3 million people do not believe in Covid
One Italian out of 5 thinks that 5G is used to control minds and 5,8% of the population believes that the Earth is flat - Censis explains: "Escape into magical thinking arises from dissatisfaction with personal expectations"
Wages: Italians earn less than Germans, French and English
The salaries of Italians have been at a standstill since 1990, while in other countries they continue to grow - The difference with the USA reaches 40% - The problem of "working poverty" is increasingly widespread
Ciocca: poverty can only be defeated with growth
"Overcoming the recession and returning the world economy to a path of stable growth represent the condition without which it would be difficult to engage in the fight against poverty and contain inequality": this is what Pierluigi Ciocca, former Deputy General Manager…
Citizenship income flop: tweaks are not enough but a change is needed
Predictably, the illusions of the Five Stars on the Citizenship Income have melted like snow in the sun, especially on the side of youth employment and the fight against unemployment - For this, small tweaks or diversions are not enough in the face of…
Citizenship income against the light: where Draghi's move leads
The prime minister has ruled out the abolition of the citizen's income, but has opened up to a possible revision, strengthening the tool for the fight against poverty, but detaching it from active labor policies, which require a different approach to the labor market
World Africa Day 2021: the virtual exhibition on May 25th
On the occasion of World Africa Day 2021, the Farnesina organized an important digital event. In order to raise awareness of the serious problems that still afflict the African continent and the opportunities for the future
Wealth and poverty and the birth of political economy
goWare has republished a beautiful book by the economist Claudio Napoleoni who, retracing the thought of the classics, investigates the reasons for wealth and poverty in history - The Economist, in an article of which we publish the Italian version, has taken up the…
Absolute poverty declining in 2019, but with Covid 1 million more
According to Istat, in 2019 the number of families in conditions of absolute poverty had dropped for the first time after 4 years of increase - But Coldiretti extinguishes hopes: "The coronavirus has caused the…
From Hera and Caritas 20.000 meals to the needy
Thanks to the activations of e-mail bills by customers, the multi-utility achieved its goal of donating the equivalent of over 20.000 meals to the communities of the regions served in a month and a half. The initiative has been extended until 30…
Covid-19, Brazil in the drama between deaths and inequalities
Bolsonaro continues to underestimate it but the epidemic is spreading in the South American country: the rate of deaths is 800 a day. And with the virus, social inequalities are accentuating: there are millions of Brazilians queuing up to ask for…
Argentina: default in sight, but the cause is not Covid-19
Argentina is once again on the brink of bankruptcy, it doesn't know how to repay its external debt and poverty has reached appalling levels, but the cause is not the Coronavirus
Inequalities and poverty: the Italian case must be read without prejudice
The Oxfam Report presented on the occasion of the Davos summit indicates that inequality tends to grow in Italy, even if less than commonly believed, but the concentration of wealth does not lead to more poverty and more…
“Inequality is a national emergency” but there is division over recipes
Even Ray Dalio, the founder of the largest hedge fund in the world, raises the alarm about inequality but there is no unity of purpose on what to do - The lesson of the historian Scheidel al Mulino - If the enormous difference in level is not remedied…
Intesa Sanpaolo and Caritas donate clothes to the needy
The initiative, in which the S-Nodi Promoting Committee also collaborates, provides for a partnership with the companies Calzedonia, Scarpe & Scarpe, Camomilla Italia and Primadonna, which donate around 72 items.
Only work and not Citizenship Income helps out of poverty
As to how many are truly poor in Italy there is the usual babel of figures - But which should be the priority of a reformist agenda: employment or assistance?
Basic income and ReI: what the numbers reveal
In the Government there is a bit of disappointment for the trend of applications for citizenship income while the 2018 budget testifies that the inclusion income was far from a failure even if it was little advertised
Poverty, education, culture: the numbers of Intesa's social mission
In 2018 alone, the bank's philanthropic activity, envisaged in the plan for 2021, has already produced results that would envy the state: distributed 3,3 million meals, 36 medicines and 36 clothes to the most needy - Investments also in access to…
"Poor work" in Italy is increasing: Cnel report
As many as 2,2 million families are poor despite at least one member being employed - Every year 5,2 million workers live below the poverty line despite receiving regular wages - A report by Cnel, Anpal and Inapp…
Censis: foreigners and wages, that's why Italians are angry
The picture emerges from the 52nd Censis Report of a country increasingly enraged by the economic crisis, which has no confidence in the future and which sees the phenomenon of immigration with increasing concern - Wages and spending on education still…
Fs: the poor assisted in stations are increasing
On the occasion of the world day for the fight against poverty, Ferrovie dello Stato presented a report on discomfort and solidarity in the railway areas, collecting data on the activities of the Help Centers in 18 provincial capitals: almost half a million interventions…
Poverty, Macron launches 8 billion plan: priority is childhood
The provision is articulated over 4 years - Three main axes: nursery schools and compulsory schooling up to 18 years; reintegration into the labor market; simplification of welfare and more access to medical care - "The goal is not to reduce poverty,…
Intesa Sanpaolo for the needy: agreement with the Food Bank and Pharmaceutical Bank
Until 2021, the bank will support the two Foundations to increase the collection and distribution of meals and medicines: almost 8 million meals will be delivered from food surpluses from industries, large-scale distribution, collective catering and almost 150…
Istat: 5 million Italians in absolute poverty, alarm for minors and the South
In 2017, the number of Italians in conditions of absolute poverty exceeded the threshold of 5 million, the highest figure since 2005 - The families involved are almost 2 million - Relative poverty is also growing (quantified in…
Banco Bpm-Cariverona: agreement against child poverty
The agreement envisages that the Cariverona Foundation will transfer to the institute a tax credit of 6,8 million euros claimed for the payment to the Fund for the fight against child educational poverty.
Cinema: "I am Tempesta" tells the story of marginalization in Rome
Daniele Luchetti's latest work, interpreted by the talented Marco Giallini, is released in theaters - According to Caritas, there are over 16 people in the capital who live in conditions of profound economic and social hardship - Neither comedy nor drama, a film…
Bank of Italy: "One in 4 Italians is at risk of poverty"
BANK OF ITALY REPORT - Income rises, but inequality is growing: 5% of the richest families have 30% of national wealth - Net wealth is declining: the fall in house prices is weighing on it - Fewer families…
Citizenship income: how much it costs and how it works
How would the new form of income support proposed by the 5 Star Movement work? But above all, how much would it cost the State? There is no agreement on the figures: the grillini speak of 15 billion, but according to an economist from Bocconi the final bill…
Inclusion income (Rei), from 1 January for 500 thousand families
Presented by Minister Poletti. The base involved is destined to expand in July 2018, when the Rei will affect 700 families. Up to 485 euros per month for families with minors, the disabled, the unemployed over 55s and women in advanced pregnancy.
Svimez: South recovering but high poverty
In the Svimez estimates, updated in October, we read that in 2017 "Italian GDP grew by 1,5%, the result of +1,6% in the Centre-North and +1,3% in the South". - However, there are still concerns about the brain drain and the risk of poverty that…
Ubi Banca: solidarity bond to help poor families
The issue of the solidarity bond aimed at needy families in the suburbs of Milan, Genoa, Rome, Palermo and Catanzaro and is also in the start-up phase in the city of Naples. The "Crossing the Threshold" project aims to combat economic poverty…
Inclusion Income (Rei): what it is, how it works and who can receive it
Up to a maximum of 485 euros per month for beneficiaries of the anti-poverty measure - The amount will vary from 190 to 485 euros per month, but there are very stringent access requirements - Applications to be submitted to the Municipality…
Istat: the poor in Italy are 4,7 million
According to the Istat report, in 2016 there are 1 million and 619 thousand families in conditions of absolute poverty: the figure is substantially stable compared to 2015.
New generations and child poverty: the role of foundations
Over a million minors live in Italy in conditions of absolute poverty: this is what Acri does in agreement with Assifero
Bank of Italy: household incomes on the rise, but inequalities unchanged
According to the Bank of Italy's annual report, household incomes have risen by 3 percentage points in the last three years, mainly thanks to the increase in employment - income inequality remains unchanged, but the risk of poverty…
Inequalities: the income of the richest 20% is almost 6 times that of the poorest 20%.
FOCUS BNL - The economic crisis has accentuated social inequalities that often go hand in hand with poverty - The Government has included indicators on inequality in income distribution in the Def to implement suitable interventions to deal with it
Inclusion income, the news: mini-guide in 3 points
The introduction of the Rei, a new universal allowance intended for poor families, is approaching - The details are still to be defined but some indications are already circulating, in particular as regards the duration, the amount and the number of beneficiaries. The government:…
OECD: Italian reforms are good, but per capita GDP is back to 1997
The Organization revises upwards the estimates of growth in Italy in 2017 (+1%), but warns: "Absolute poverty has almost doubled compared to the levels recorded before the crisis and has particularly affected young people and children".
The financial markets have ousted governments and companies but are they right?
From the Arel Notebooks - We publish a stimulating essay by the former CEO of Finmeccanica in which he reflects on the role of markets and finance and on globalisation, power and inequalities in increasingly polarized societies - Today finance is worth 10…
Poorer Italy but too many misunderstandings about poverty
The global crisis has reduced the per capita income of Italians even if the middle class has held up - People in absolute poverty have increased but the indicators on the risks of poverty are controversial and lend themselves to easy exploitation...
Istat: more than one in 4 Italians at risk of poverty
The share is substantially stable at the national level but worsens in the South where in 2015 the estimate rises to 46,4% from 45,6% the previous year - The share is also increasing in the Center from 22,1% to 24% . In return
Fight against poverty and work, the missed opportunities of Europe 2020
The ALFA & ßETA report by Lupotto & Associati analyzes the objectives set by "Europe 2020", the strategic project launched in March 2010 by the European Commission to relaunch the economy of the Old Continent after the great recession of 2008-2009 - Well…
Pensions, Poletti: flexibility and increase in minimums
The minister from Cernobbio: "No intention of making a balance sheet" - "We want to link a part of workers' wages to productivity, without however weakening the protections guaranteed by national contracts" - "For poverty we hope to reach 1,5 billion" .
Absolute poverty, Istat: record since 2005
Especially young people and people with low education are affected - The incidence of absolute poverty increases among families with 4 members, especially couples with 2 children, and among families of foreigners only
EU, poverty and inequality divide the 28. All the numbers
Dossier of the Research Services of the Chamber and Senate - Between 2013 and 2014, inequality grew in almost all Member States - In 2014, 24,5% of the EU-28 population was considered at risk of poverty - In…
Ania: "Less tax on pension funds"
General Manager Focarelli in a hearing in Parliament on the Def calls for interventions for greater involvement of companies in the economy: To make small-medium insurance companies invest "you need initiatives assisted by public or private guarantees" - To push savers towards…
Reversibility pensions: how they work and what will change
The current rules already provide for several cases in which the survivor's pension is reduced with respect to the treatment of the deceased, but the government aims to link the calculation mechanism to the ISEE - The fear is that in the future the public…
Poverty, go to the national aid plan
The Council of Ministers has approved the enabling law for the establishment of a national measure to combat poverty - The starting point of the measure is the "principle of active inclusion" - 800 million of resources allocated by the…
VAT numbers, poverty and cinema under discussion at the CDM: postponement for the banks
The Council of Ministers in the late afternoon will give the green light to the measures on the reform of the film sector but above all on self-employment and the fight against poverty.
Istat: poverty stops increasing
Last year one million and 470 thousand families (5,7% of residents), equal to 4 million and 102 thousand people, were in conditions of absolute poverty: a substantially stable figure compared to 2013, after two years of growth - Renzi: " Italy has objectively…
Food poverty: in Italy 14 out of 100 families cannot afford a balanced diet
In Italy 14 out of 100 families cannot afford a balanced diet with protein food at least every two days - Much more encouraging data is recorded in France (7,4) and Spain (3,5) - The results of the survey "Food Poverty Food Bank. Help…
OECD: poorer in Italy, increasing inequality
OECD REPORT - In our country, the richest 20% hold 61,6% of the wealth, while the poorest 20% hold only 0,4% - The poverty rate in our country is among the highest in the area…
Alliance against poverty in Italy, proposed to the Government: Social inclusion income since 2015
According to Gianni Bottalico, national president of ACLI, "the social card is not the answer to poverty in structural terms" - "A national plan against poverty is needed immediately, initially using at least 1,7 billion euros to get up to speed in…
Istat: one out of ten Italians in absolute poverty
According to data released by the Institute of Statistics, 9,9% of Italians would live in conditions of absolute poverty, a figure that is growing especially in the south - 16,6% of the population is in conditions of relative poverty - Nucleuses suffer above all …
Istat: GDP per capita falls below EU average
In the last decade, per capita GDP increased by 12,5% in Italy, the weakest growth among all the countries of the European Union - From 2009 to 2012, the figure fell below the level of 2000.
Istat: 29,9% of residents in Italy are at risk of poverty
According to Istat data, based on the indicator adopted by Europe 2020, at the end of 2012 29,9% of residents in Italy were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, an increase of 1,7% on an annual basis - The average European confirms…
EU: in Italy at least 18 million at risk of poverty. Only Greece is doing worse than us in the euro area
According to Eurostat, 29,9% of the Italian population, equal to 18,2 million people, is at risk of social exclusion or poverty in 2012 - Worse, in the Eurozone, is only Greece, where 34,6% of citizens borders on poverty.
What can you buy with #1dollar? The World Bank campaign against poverty on Twitter
The #1dollar campaign, launched on Twitter by the World Bank, invites all Internet users on the planet to tweet what, in their countries, can actually be purchased with that amount - Through this original hashtag we want above all to draw attention to the fact…
Singapore, poverty on the rise despite the statistics
In Singapore, the number of poor people is said to be much higher than declared by the authorities. This is what the experts who attended the poverty forum organized by the National University of Singapore argue, putting official data under accusation.
Istat, record poverty: over 9,5 million poor Italians
According to the report on poverty prepared by Istat, 15,8% of Italians, or 9 million and 563 thousand individuals, live in conditions of relative poverty - The number of people and families in absolute poverty is also increasing, to the highest level since start…
France, here is the bank of the poor
All you need to do is go to your newspaper seller or to the tobacconist near your home: the initiative comes from Hugues Le Bret, former communications director of Société Générale and of the online credit institution Boursorama.
EU, 27% of minors at risk of poverty in 2011
Italy has exceeded the EU average with 32,3% - The countries where the situation of minors is toughest are Bulgaria (52% at risk of poverty), Romania (49%), Latvia (44%), Hungary (40%), Ireland (38%) and Lithuania (33,4%).
Those trees against poverty
Malaysia, in the colonial years, started with rubber trees, and then moved on to oil palms - In Indonesia, these two crops excel, followed by coconut palms, coffee and cocoa - All these…
Istat: one in 4 Italians at risk of poverty
In 2011, the risk of poverty affected 28,4% of people residing in Italy, a percentage higher than the European average (24,2%) - The median income of families living in the South is equal to 73% of that of families residents…
Eurostat: 120 million people in Europe at risk of poverty
This was announced by Eurostat, the figure corresponds to 24,2% of the European population - The most affected country is Bulgaria (49%), followed by Romania, Latvia and Greece.
Unilever, the "back to poverty" strategy is better in Europe
To a Europe that is increasingly suffering from the crisis, the giant of cosmetics and household cleaning products is offering a solution that has already been tested in less advanced countries: small doses at a low price.
Istat: 11,1% of Italian families in poverty, over 8 million people
The percentage rises to 23,3% in the South - In all, there are 8 million 173 thousand people, 2 million 782 thousand families - Poverty is stable overall but worsens among blue-collar families.
Eurispes: a family needs at least 2.500 euros a month for "a spartan and dignified existence"
According to a study by Eurispes and the San Pio V Institute in Rome, a nucleus of four people need at least 2.523 euros a month to lead a "spartan but dignified" life - the "double-worker" boom: there are 6 million and they produce…
BRICS, the development phase opens with the New Delhi summit
On the eve of the fourth summit there is noise about the Brics Bank - The idea comes from India which would like to create an interstate bank to encourage the development of infrastructure in emerging countries and to fight poverty in the countries of the South of the world…
Bank of Italy survey: one Italian out of 6 is poor, household income lower than in the 90s
The Bank of Italy survey on Italian household balance sheets in 2010 has been published - The concentration of wealth and the share of poor individuals are increasing, the average income is growing compared to 2008, but is lower than that of 1991
Germany, 14% of the population lives below the poverty line
The record percentage has been almost stable since 2005, despite the fact that the country's GDP has grown in the meantime. The poverty threshold is set at 826 euros per month for single people and 1.735 euros for families of 4…
India and China, good growth but poverty does not decrease
Despite strong growth and double-digit GDP growth in China and India, many people still live in poverty. The efforts made by the respective governments to raise the income limit are insufficient…