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How Supplemental Security Income became America's forgotten safety net : Up First from NPR : NPR
1 month ago

How Supplemental Security Income became America's forgotten safety net : Up First from NPR : NPR

NPR  

Trapped in a Social Safety Net Enlarge this image Rosem Morton for NPR Rosem Morton for NPR In 1972, the federal government launched a program to support the poorest disabled and elderly Americans. Supplemental Security Income, run by the Social Security Administration, provides monthly checks that are a lifeline for some of the most vulnerable people in this country. But …

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French Open: Iga Swiatek's safety net on clay a big confidence booster
1 year, 7 months ago

French Open: Iga Swiatek's safety net on clay a big confidence booster

Hindustan Times  

Iga Swiatek goes into Saturday's French Open final as the overwhelming favourite having won the title twice at Roland Garros and knowing she has a safety net on clay. Poland's Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning against Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia at the end of their women's singles semi-final match The world number one ran into trouble in her 6-2 7-6 …

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Hard landing for fire service hopefuls as poor safety net leads to 100+ injuries
1 year, 11 months ago

Hard landing for fire service hopefuls as poor safety net leads to 100+ injuries

Hindustan Times  

About a hundred men have ended up with fractured limbs owing to poor safety nets provided by the Mumbai fire brigade in the course of its ongoing recruitment drive. Only those who get scared or those who jump incorrectly sustain injuries,” said chief of Mumbai Fire Service Sanjay Manjrekar. Asked about the poor quality of the safety net, he said, …

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Watch: Man jumps from sixth floor of Mumbai’s Mantralaya building, lands on safety net
2 years, 1 month ago

Watch: Man jumps from sixth floor of Mumbai’s Mantralaya building, lands on safety net

Firstpost  

In a shocking incident, a man on Thursday jumped from the sixth floor of the Mantralaya building in Mumbai but was saved after he landed on a safety net installed in the building. New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a man on Thursday jumped from the sixth floor of the Mantralaya building in Mumbai but was saved after he landed …

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Making out a case for the other UBI in India
2 years, 4 months ago

Making out a case for the other UBI in India

The Hindu  

It took the COVID-19 pandemic to expose the precariousness of human society across the world. For health and income On the health security front, for the unorganised sector, there is the Ayushman Bharat Scheme of the central government with over 490 million beneficiaries. In the organised sector, the Central government runs the Employees State Insurance Corporation and Central Government Health …

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Eat, drink and give — to support L.A.’s social safety net
3 years, 7 months ago

Eat, drink and give — to support L.A.’s social safety net

LA Times  

Taste of Hope The St. Joseph Center’s Taste of Hope returns for a fundraising evening of small plates, drinks and live entertainment. 226 S. Market St., Inglewood, 396-6468, eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-hope-tickets-150835873157 Gemini Bakehouse and La Sorted’s Two pop-ups will take up permanent residence in Silver Lake in June when husband-and-wife bakery operation Gemini Bakehouse and mobile pizza purveyor La Sorted’s open a …

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COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is being hailed by Democrats and progressive policy advocates as a generational expansion of the social safety net, providing food and housing assistance, greater access to health care and direct aid to families in what amounts to a broad-based attack on the cycle of poverty. “The scope is both impressive …

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Bonds were a safety net when stocks fell, Investors fret they aren’t anymore
4 years, 3 months ago

Bonds were a safety net when stocks fell, Investors fret they aren’t anymore

Live Mint  

A reliable link between stocks and government bonds that defined a popular investment strategy for decades has broken this year. March’s falling bond values “added insult to injury instead of helping to balance a multiasset portfolio,” said Stéphane Monier, chief investment officer at Lombard Odier in Switzerland. While 10-year Treasury yields haven’t moved much up or down this summer, the …

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Coronavirus highlights lack of safety net for gig workers
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus highlights lack of safety net for gig workers

Al Jazeera  

Contractors without paid sick leave are on the front lines of the pandemic. “Many of these workers are working very close to the line, they need the hours because they’re low-wage workers and they don’t get paid sick leave,” Hatton told Al Jazeera. “Many of them are also frontline service providers, so that they interact with a lot of people, …

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