He wrote: "The reason for the free licence was that, as help was expanded for the poor and
near poor, there was a desire to complement this with an improvement in universal provision.
In it, he said: "The reason for the free licence was that, as help was expanded for the poor and
near poor, there was a desire to complement this with an improvement in universal provision -- to recognise the contribution all elderly citizens had made to our community, having served our country all their lives -- many in war -- there was a desire to ensure for all dignity in retirement."
According to the law, families qualified to receive cash grants must be classified as 'poor and
near poor,' have members aged zero to 18 years old or pregnant at the time of registration, and willing to comply with the 4Ps conditions.
The families eligible for cash grants must be classified as "poor and
near poor," have members aged zero to 18 years old or members pregnant at time of registration, and willing to comply with the 4Ps conditions.
From 2012 to 2017, there was an increase in the percentage of adults with a blood cholesterol check among poor (46.3% to 56.0%),
near poor (47.9% to 59.0%), and not poor (63.2% to 68.5%) adults.
Nonetheless, if the government fails to mitigate the inflationary pressure resulting from IMF-led reforms through an appropriate social safety net, millions of poor and
near poor households will be forced into further distress.
'In fact, according to our own estimates, using the DOF's own micro simulation, 1.7 million
near poor wage earners are in danger of becoming poorer.
In contrast, the present CCT program tends to pit the targeted or 'listed' extremely poor versus the excluded '
near poor' and other poor, including the deserving poor who fail to make the 'list' simply because they are invisible to the LGUs and DSWD and/or they do not have the necessary ATM cards.
"Electrification improves economic productivity as well as health and education outcomes, particularly for the poor and
near poor," Chaves added.
Metro jobs
near poor people, many of whom cannot afford cars, fell 17 percent, versus a 6 percent drop for those who weren't poor.
The Environmental Protection Agency and many state and local governments have programs and policies rooted in the efforts of Bryant and his peers, such as reducing lead in paints, cleaning toxic dumps
near poor and Black areas and barring disproportionate placement of waste sites.