Poverty Relief
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Poverty Relief is an economic tool, usually by governments but also by NGOs, with the objective of alleviating poverty. It is part of an attempt to create social justice within a society, including equity and financial redistribution.
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[edit] UK
[edit] Institutions
1. Income Support
- See main article Welfare State
2. Pension Credit
3. Housing Benefit
- See main article Housing Benefit
4. Working Tax Credit
- See main article Working Tax Credit
5. Child Tax Credit
- See main article Child Tax Credit
6. Child Benefit
- See main article Child Benefit
[edit] Methods
1. Targeting through Income Test
2. Indicator Targeting
3. Self-Targeting
[edit] Further Reading
Barr, Nicholas, Economics of the Welfare State. Forth Edition, Oxford, Oxford University Press
