Search results for welfare recipients

Agriculture Aug 13, 2024

Dairy nutrition is leading the sustainability charge

Research into reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock has increased exponentially as the dairy and agriculture sectors work together toward shared sustainability and efficiency goals. While this progress has been ...

Social Sciences Apr 12, 2024

Compulsory income management doing more harm than good, Australian study finds

Compulsory income management (CIM) in the Northern Territory is perceived to be ineffective in reducing harm, can contribute to situations of family violence and is incompatible with the needs of welfare recipients, a new ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 25, 2024

Researchers carry out first peer-reviewed study of fecal microbiota transplants in dolphins

Scientists have successfully carried out pioneering fecal microbiota transplantations on Navy bottlenose dolphins that showed signs of gastrointestinal disease.

Social Sciences Feb 26, 2024

Beyond economic metrics: The Gini index in the big data age

Inequality among people has become an increasingly salient issue globally, with data indicating a rise in inequality levels across many countries in recent years. This, in turn, has generated concerns both from the perspective ...

Economics & Business Dec 19, 2023

How government payments to the vulnerable can multiply to create economic growth for everyone

The economic fallout of COVID-19 left people around the world facing a significant threat to their livelihood. As governments scrambled to mitigate the pandemic's impact on their populations, many decided to use direct payments ...

Social Sciences Dec 12, 2023

Poverty trap: Some jobs are no protection against destitution

Many working people in Europe are at risk of economic hardship, prompting EU researchers to seek policy answers.

Economics & Business Sep 20, 2023

Impact of Child Trust Funds in the UK 'a missed opportunity,' researchers say

Researchers from Aston and Lincoln Universities have conducted a comprehensive study to evaluate the effectiveness of Child Trust Funds (CTFs) in the United Kingdom.

Social Sciences Sep 7, 2023

Obesity-related stigma linked to political views and welfare attitudes

Views around obesity are closely tied up with political values and wider social attitudes, suggesting that tackling weight stigma may require tackling other forms of stigma, new research led by the University of Bristol has ...

Political science Aug 16, 2023

Researcher links government assistance program to much earlier origins of welfare stereotypes

Racial stereotypes prompted by the Reconstruction-era Freedmen's Bureau following the Civil War endure in America's present-day social safety net, according to new research co-authored by a University of Massachusetts Amherst ...

Social Sciences Jul 27, 2023

Resume padding: Bad for individuals, good for society?

Creatively enhancing a CV, a practice known as "resume padding," has the potential to cast the sender in a bad light.

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