https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In a gritty Paris suburb, Zineb, Danielle and even Benjamina, who is in his late 70s, say they only want one thing: to desperately get back to work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210219/in-gritty-paris-suburb-covid-sparks-social-tsunami Fri, 19 Feb 2021 14:57:32 +0100 in-gritty-paris-suburb-covid-sparks-social-tsunami How many poor people are there in France and what does 'poor' even mean today? A new report has shed light on the changing face of France's most deprived groups. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201127/in-numbers-poverty-in-france Fri, 27 Nov 2020 16:50:03 +0100 in-numbers-poverty-in-france The French state is living up to its famed principle of "solidarité" once again, by handing out Christmas bonuses to 2.3 million of the country's most hard up individuals. But it's not all good news. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181218/why-is-france-giving-25-million-people-a-christmas-bonus Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:34:38 +0100 why-is-france-giving-25-million-people-a-christmas-bonus Single mothers, elderly women and foreigners are among those most affected by poverty in France, according to a new report which details some shocking figures on poverty levels in one of the world's wealthiest nations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181108/report-the-shocking-truth-about-poverty-in-france-in-2018 Thu, 08 Nov 2018 13:42:18 +0100 report-the-shocking-truth-about-poverty-in-france-in-2018 On Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron outlined his much-awaited (and long delayed) plan to improve the lives of France's nine million poor people. Here's a look at the chief measures. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180913/how-macron-plans-to-fight-poverty-in-france Thu, 13 Sep 2018 15:23:10 +0200 how-macron-plans-to-fight-poverty-in-france Emmanuel Macron may have declared war on poverty, but in the poorest towns of France there is little love lost for the ex-banker slammed by critics as a "president of the rich". He is set to unveil a new plan to deal with poverty. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180912/what-can-the-president-of-the-rich-do-to-tackle-frances-poverty-problem Wed, 12 Sep 2018 15:16:11 +0200 what-can-the-president-of-the-rich-do-to-tackle-frances-poverty-problem One in five French people can't afford three meals a day or eat healthily, a new report reveals, as the government gets set to present its long-awaited poverty plan on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180911/one-in-five-french-people-cant-afford-three-meals-a-day Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:27:53 +0200 one-in-five-french-people-cant-afford-three-meals-a-day The number of children, single women and foreigners in need in France continues to rise, according to a new report which details shocking figures on poverty levels in one of the world's wealthiest nations. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171109/revealed-the-truth-about-poverty-in-france-in-2017 Thu, 09 Nov 2017 17:14:58 +0100 revealed-the-truth-about-poverty-in-france-in-2017 A charity has raised the alarm over rising poverty rates in France, with more women, children, and foreigners among the needy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161118/revealed-the-truth-about-poverty-in-france Fri, 18 Nov 2016 16:43:39 +0100 revealed-the-truth-about-poverty-in-france Nearly nine million French people are living below the poverty line, according data released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160907/over-14-percent-of-the-french-live-below-poverty-line Wed, 07 Sep 2016 12:18:30 +0200 over-14-percent-of-the-french-live-below-poverty-line It's time for a "radical change in planning policy", says one French charity, after its latest study found a growing inequality across the wider Paris region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160411/alarm-over-steep-rise-in-poverty-in-paris-region Mon, 11 Apr 2016 19:51:40 +0200 alarm-over-steep-rise-in-poverty-in-paris-region France is slowly recovering from the economic crisis and economic equality is actually shrinking new figures suggest. Where do you fit in, when compared to the rest of the population? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150922/frances-standard-of-living-where-do-you-stand-poverty-income Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:11:35 +0200 frances-standard-of-living-where-do-you-stand-poverty-income More and more children in France are living below the poverty line, according to a worrying new report from Unicef, which described it as an "wake up call" for French authorities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150609/three-million-french-children-living-in-poverty Tue, 09 Jun 2015 11:30:13 +0200 three-million-french-children-living-in-poverty French PM Manuel Valls caused a storm in the aftermath of the January terror attacks saying France must face the reality of "social and ethnic apartheid". One MP has done just that and listed 24 measures for how France could tackle the problem of its suburban ghettos. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150306/how-france-could-fight-social-apartheid Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:50:00 +0100 how-france-could-fight-social-apartheid The French government said on Thursday it will continue its tradition of handing out a solidarity bonus to the country’s poorer families as a seasonal gesture of good will. But this year a staggering 1.83 million households will receive the bonus. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141204/france-hands-out-christmas-bonus-to-the-poor Thu, 04 Dec 2014 11:23:00 +0100 france-hands-out-christmas-bonus-to-the-poor After a new poll suggested French people had less and less sympathy for the poor, an expert in the field considers whether poverty in France, where there is a noticeable homeless population and record unemployment, is as bad as it's made out to be. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141017/can-france-be-considered-a-poor-country Fri, 17 Oct 2014 18:51:00 +0200 can-france-be-considered-a-poor-country France is facing its highest rates of poverty since 1997 as unemployment climbs to record levels. However, hard times are clearly not spread evenly across the country with some towns avoiding the worst and others clearly hit hard. Find out where is worst affected. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140128/frances-rich-and-poor-where-do-they-live Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:55:00 +0100 frances-rich-and-poor-where-do-they-live There has been a major increase in the number of homeless people in France over the last decade, according to a report published on Tuesday. The near-50 percent rise since 2001 is due in part to a surge in foreign asylum-seekers, the study said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130702/france-sees-50-rise-in-homelessness-in-a-decade Tue, 02 Jul 2013 16:55:00 +0200 france-sees-50-rise-in-homelessness-in-a-decade France is set to present its food waste combat strategy on Friday, which will save French households €400 a month, and reduce by half the 20 kg of food that an average French consumer throws in the garbage each year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130614/best-before-dates-budged-to-cut-food-waste Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:03:00 +0200 best-before-dates-budged-to-cut-food-waste It could be seen as a classic case of French solidarity or just an example of a disobedient worker, but an employee at Veolia in France has been sacked for refusing to cut off the water supply to poor families. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130419/sacked-for-refusing-to-cut-off-poor-families-water Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:03:00 +0200 sacked-for-refusing-to-cut-off-poor-families-water