#below poverty line

Collection of below poverty line news, found 118 news.

Number of poor dip to 27.54 mln in March: BPS

The number of Indonesians living in poverty fell by 0.01 million to reach 27.54 million in March, 2021 from 27.55 ...

COVID-19 pandemic raises inequality, hinders poverty alleviation: WB

The general, protracted slowdown in economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic has mired poverty reduction and ...

Indonesia, Unicef sign CPAP for 2021-2025 to promote child welfare

The Indonesian government and the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) inked the Country Programme Action Plan ...

President upbeat about social assistance boosting purchasing power

President Joko Widodo is optimistic that the government's social assistance programs would increase the ...

Government urged to increase social assistance budget, recipients

Center of Reform on Economics (CORE) Indonesia economist Muhammad Ishak Razak urged the government to increase the ...

3.68 million in Central Java still in poverty

More than 3.68 million people in Central Java Province still live in poverty as of September 2019, the Central ...

Cigarettes contribute to the poverty line: BPS

Cigarettes have become one of the commodities that contributed greatly to the poverty line with a figure of 11.17 ...

Population of poor dropped 0.44 percent in 2019: BPS

The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded that the number of poor in September 2019 had totaled 24.79 million, ...

VP highlights govt's efforts for greater work access for disabled

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin emphasized that the government will make sustained efforts to boost access to the work ...

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Active generosity should be reflected in anti-poverty efforts

Over 74 years after it gained independence, Indonesia continues to face the challenge of poverty inflicting several ...

2,550 houses of poor families in Aceh's Langsa city get renovated

The Langsa city administration has facilitated 2,550 houses of poor families to get renovated through the Public Works ...

Social Affairs Ministry to cut poverty rate to below nine percent

The Social Affairs Ministry will continue to reduce the poverty rate to below nine percent, in accordance with the ...

State budget should encourage prosperity among Indonesian people

An economic observer at the Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (Indef), Enny Sri Hartati, said that the ...

FAO, Antara deliver briefing on animal-to-human diseases in Indonesia

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)'s  Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) ...

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Samsudin's modest life and surviving on sweet potatoes, bananas

A married couple, along with their five children, live below the poverty line in a dilapidated house in Pantoloan ...