Articles for Million Households

Aging population drives household growth, single-person homes on the rise
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Aging population drives household growth, single-person homes on the rise

NL Times  

The Netherlands is projected to see a significant rise in households over the coming decades, reaching 9 million by 2035 and nearly 10 million by 2070. This growth is largely driven by the country’s aging population, particularly the increasing number of single-person households among older individuals, according to Statistics Netherlands. The number of households where the reference person is 65 …

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Geothermal heating warms households in Jilin province
1 month ago

Geothermal heating warms households in Jilin province

China Daily  

A worker checks data from a valve on the geothermal heating system in Zhenlai, Jilin province, this month. TANG CHENGZHUO/XINHUA CHANGCHUN — Geothermal heating is helping to keep the cold winter air out of 700 households in Datun township, Northeast China's Jilin province, thanks to an expansion of the clean energy source. Since November, more than 1.1 million people in …

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Instacart becomes first online grocery platform to launch SNAP eligibility screener for customers
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Instacart becomes first online grocery platform to launch SNAP eligibility screener for customers

Salon  

Instacart, the San Francisco-based grocery delivery company, has launched an all-new Supplemental Nutrition Access Program eligibility tool that lets consumers anonymously check whether they qualify for benefits in less than 60 seconds, the company announced in a Thursday press release. By introducing our SNAP eligibility screener, we're making it simpler for families to find out if they qualify and take …

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Heat-pump sales plummet by almost 50pc across Europe
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Heat-pump sales plummet by almost 50pc across Europe

The Telegraph  

Heat-pump sales in Europe plummeted by 47 per cent in the first half of the year, as fewer households switched from gas boilers. Just 765,000 heat pumps were sold in 2024 across the 13 European countries that represent 80 per cent of the market, the European Heat Pump Association said. Over the same period in 2023, 1.44 million heat pumps …

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The world wastes more than 1 billion meals every day as hundreds of millions go hungry, UN report finds
9 months, 2 weeks ago

The world wastes more than 1 billion meals every day as hundreds of millions go hungry, UN report finds

CNN  

CNN — More than 1 billion meals are wasted across the world each day while nearly 800 million people go hungry, a new United Nations report has found. The staggering statistics, published Wednesday in the UN Environment Programme Food Waste Index Report 2024, raise questions about the world’s ability to distribute the food it produces and highlights the role of …

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Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says
1 year, 2 months ago

Food insecurity shot up last year with inflation and the end of pandemic-era aid, a new report says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — An estimated 17 million households reported problems finding enough food in 2022 — a sharp jump from 2021 when boosted government aid helped ease the pandemic-induced economic shutdown. Wednesday’s report by the USDA’s Economic Research Service also tracks families with “very low food security” — a condition it defines as families having to ration food consumption and where …

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Cost of living causing almost two million people to regularly skip meals – study
1 year, 7 months ago

Cost of living causing almost two million people to regularly skip meals – study

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Almost two million Britons skip …

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Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers’ households
1 year, 7 months ago

Netflix to charge an additional $8 month for viewers living outside US subscribers’ households

Associated Press  

Netflix on Tuesday outlined how it intends to crack down on the rampant sharing of account passwords in the U.S., its latest bid to reel in more subscribers to its video streaming service as its growth slows. Those who subscribe to Netflix’s standard or premium plans — which cost $15.50 to $20 per month — will be able to allow …

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Netflix: counting losses and subscribers
2 years, 8 months ago

Netflix: counting losses and subscribers

The Hindu  

The story so far: Streaming platform Netflix lost two lakh subscribers in the first quarter of its financial year and expects to lose another two million subscribers in the second quarter. It attributed the losses to geopolitical tensions in Ukraine, increasing competition and issues pertaining to household penetration referring to the consumption of content from a single account in a …

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The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts
2 years, 11 months ago

The worrying cutbacks in rural jobs guarantee outlay, in charts

Live Mint  

If the Centre holds its ground on allocations to the rural employment guarantee scheme, this important measure of last resort will end up offering about one-third fewer person-days of work in 2022-23, show Mint calculations. In a report to the Lok Sabha, the panel criticized the lower allocation for 2022-23 to the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme, which …

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60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says
2 years, 11 months ago

60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests, White House says

CNN  

CNN — The White House said on Friday some 60 million households have requested free Covid-19 rapid tests so far, with tens of millions tests having “gone out the door” as part of the Biden administration’s program to mail more than half a billion rapid tests to Americans around the country. White House principal deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told …

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Millionaires in NL increased for six consecutive year
3 years, 1 month ago

Millionaires in NL increased for six consecutive year

NL Times  

The number of millionaires increased for the sixth consecutive year in 2020. According to Statistics Netherlands, the Netherlands now has 278,000 households with a capital of at least one million euros. The average millionaire household has a net worth of 1.6 million euros. Last year this accounted for 45 percent of millionaires' wealth, while 21 percent was in their owned …

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As Covid second wave persists, MGNREGS comes to rural India’s rescue, yet again
3 years, 8 months ago

As Covid second wave persists, MGNREGS comes to rural India’s rescue, yet again

Hindustan Times  

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme has witnessed the sharpest year-on-year increase in employment generation in its history in April 2021, government data shows, in a sign that the second Covid wave has caused major reverse migration adding to rural economic distress. According to rural development ministry data, around 22 million households have got work under the job …

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Netflix's new period drama Bridgerton has been streamed by 63 million households within 28 days
4 years ago

Netflix's new period drama Bridgerton has been streamed by 63 million households within 28 days

Daily Mail  

Netflix's steamy new period drama Bridgerton is projected to be viewed by more than 63 million households in its first 28 days on Netflix, according to Variety. Impressive: The series has already earned the title of the fifth largest original series to launch on the streaming platform, thanks to its racy scenes Over the moon: The news was welcomed by …

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Netflix says 26.4 million households watched ‘The Irishman’ in first week
5 years, 1 month ago

Netflix says 26.4 million households watched ‘The Irishman’ in first week

LA Times  

Netflix said Tuesday the company’s $159 million bet on “The Irishman” had paid off, a boost for the streamer as it competes against an onslaught of rival services that have recently entered the market. The 3½-hour film, directed by critically acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese, was watched by more than 26.4 million Netflix households in its first week, said Ted Sarandos, …

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Some 1.5 million Dutch homes will be unable to afford energy costs by 2030: Report
5 years, 2 months ago

Some 1.5 million Dutch homes will be unable to afford energy costs by 2030: Report

NL Times  

Roughly 1.5 million households will likely find it difficult to pay their energy bills in 2030, a worrisome increase compared to today, when over 650 thousand Netherlands households have a tough time handling the price of electricity and gas. The possibility of a dramatic increase in energy-impoverished households over the next ten years is entirely dependent on the cost of …

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England needs an extra FOUR MILLION homes over the next 20 years
5 years, 7 months ago

England needs an extra FOUR MILLION homes over the next 20 years

Daily Mail  

An extra 4million homes will need to be built in England over the next two decades if immigration stays at current levels, a report said yesterday. Namely, that if the current high level of net migration to England continues, we will need to build one new home every six minutes, night and day, to cope with the added demand for …

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Cooking Gas Changes Lives, but Comes at Too High a Price
5 years, 8 months ago

Cooking Gas Changes Lives, but Comes at Too High a Price

The Quint  

Yet, while the government is on track in terms of providing access to LPG for households officially declared as poor for the first time, raising its target from 50 million to 80 million connections by 2020, it is clear that the immediate problem is ensuring families can fully discard harmful, traditional cooking methods to LPG. While 90% of poor households …

Households face inflation-busting price hikes on energy, broadband and council tax next week
5 years, 9 months ago

Households face inflation-busting price hikes on energy, broadband and council tax next week

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some 11 million households on poor-value standard variable energy …

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The staggering costs of India’s failing health systems
6 years, 3 months ago

The staggering costs of India’s failing health systems

Live Mint  

Over the past few decades, rapid economic growth has allowed millions of Indians to lift themselves out of poverty. A Mint analysis of data from the last National Sample Survey Office health survey conducted in 2013-14 shows that 36 million households incurred health expenses that exceeded the annual per capita consumption of those households. Rural India accounted for 25 million …

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