Fast-rising electricity bills and surging food price inflation are taking their toll in Sweden – Matmissionen and the social stores offering food at rock-bottom prices
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‘Am I even fit to be a mom?’ Diaper need is an invisible part of poverty in America
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The grim secret of Nordic happiness – it's not hygge, the welfare state, or drinking. It's reasonable expectations
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Against child hostages
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Norway arrests highlight impact of pandemic on sex workers – governments should include sex workers in public health and financial support responses
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"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
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America’s safety net for people with disabilities was never secure. In the pandemic, it’s failing them.
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Debt, eviction and hunger: Millions fall back into crisis as stimulus and safety nets vanish
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How the pandemic and a broken unemployment system are upending people’s lives
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The stimulus bill punishes parents behind on child support. Now is not the time
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It's been surreal to watch friends, family and the broader public thrust so suddenly into a world I have inhabited for years: figuring out how to navigate Centrelink
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Why is childcare so expensive?
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In Denmark, children's homes are places of stability, comfort and support – now a British entrepreneur is bringing the model to the UK
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To solve the problem of a dwindling population, one small Finnish municipality took a big step – pay its citizens to have babies
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Finland's 'Housing First' policy proves that homelessness is avoidable
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Perceived intergenerational inequality in Finland is eroding young people's faith in the pension system
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When I went on Newstart I knew it would be hard but I wasn’t prepared for the mental load
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Iceland cuts teen drinking with curfews and youth centers
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Finland looks to Iceland to encourage youth to swap booze for hobbies
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How Finland is coping with an ageing population – online lunch clubs are the start of a remote care revolution
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'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
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Finland's basic income trial boosts happiness but not employment
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