Two-income households need social housing too. Here’s why

In a private property market where supply is restricted, increased family wealth can simply drive up the cost of suitable homes

Improvements in the education of girls is one of the most positive shifts in the developing world over the past decade. Supported by aid agencies, including Camfed and more recently the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, efforts to send girls to primary and secondary school and on to further and higher education have made great strides.

In his new year message, the pope will urge rich countries to support the education of poor children as part of a big debt relief programme in the 2025 papal jubilee year.

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The Hill - 2d
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