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Shema Yisrael Torah Network The Education Ministry will pay guaranteed income stipends to avreichim whose wives are on sabbatical after State Comptroller and Ombudsman Micha Lindenstrauss issued a directive this week negating a previous directive by Atty. Amnon de Hartog, head of the Justice Ministry’s department of support funding, who told the Education Ministry to withhold the stipends pending an inquiry into the matter.Over a year ago the Education Ministry Guaranteed Income Committee […]

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Shutterstock With a modest guaranteed income or child allowance, millions of families like mine could provide for themselves without turning to crime.

I received a 60-year prison sentence for a murder I didn’t commit. After 25 years of fighting this injustice, I was exonerated.

I’ve learned some hard lessons about our criminal justice system. I’ve also learned how simple safety net policies — like a modest guaranteed base income or no-strings-attached child allowance — could have kept millions of struggling young people like me out of trouble.I had a good childhood in Flint, Michigan, but we were poor and opportunities were […]

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Politics New data shows the unemployment rate accelerating to 4.6%, and worrying labour market trends that should spur the Government into action, according to the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi. “Unemployment is now growing across the labour force. There are now 30,000 more people unemployed than a year ago, and communities already facing labour market challenges are bearing the brunt of the impact,” said NZCTU Economist Craig Renney.

“Young people aged between 15 to 24 accounted for around half the increase. Māori unemployment increased by 2% to 9.1% last year, and Pacific unemployment increased by 2% to 8.3%.

“New Zealand has gone […]

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New data shows the unemployment rate accelerating to 4.6%, and worrying labour market trends that should spur the Government into action, according to the NZCTU Te Kauae Kaimahi.

"Unemployment is now growing across the labour force. There are now 30,000 more people unemployed than a year ago, and communities already facing labour market challenges are bearing the brunt of the impact," said NZCTU Economist Craig Renney.

"Young people aged between 15 to 24 accounted for around half the increase. Māori unemployment increased by 2% to 9.1% last year, and Pacific unemployment increased by 2% to 8.3%."New Zealand has gone from having […]

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Photo credit Getty Images The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to expand its "Breathe" guaranteed-income program to provide financial stipends to more than 2,000 non-minor dependents in the foster care system.

In addition to the stipends, the foster dependents will also have access to career and education counseling, financial empowerment training, housing and other programs as recommended by the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs’ Center for Financial Empowerment.

Want to get caught up on what’s happening in SoCal every weekday afternoon? Click to follow The L.A. Local wherever you get podcasts. The Breathe guaranteed income program began as a […]

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Foster Family – Photo courtesy of PeopleImages.com – Yuri A on Shutterstock The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to expand its “Breathe” guaranteed-income program to provide financial stipends to more than 2,000 non-minor dependents in the foster care system.

In addition to the stipends, the foster dependents will also have access to career and education counseling, financial empowerment training, housing and other programs as recommended by the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs’ Center for Financial Empowerment.

The Breathe guaranteed income program began as a pilot project in March 2022, providing regular payments to 1,000 in-need residents.Last year, the board agreed […]

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ISLAMABAD: China and Pakistan’s collaboration on chilli farming has doubled farmers’ income, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Tuesday.

According to the report, Chilli growers in Lodhran and Layyah districts of Punjab are reaping higher incomes after collaborating with a Chinese company, LTEC.

The red chilli contract farming under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) initiative has also stabilized the local market as it offers guaranteed income for the farmers.Moreover, the collaboration has generated thousands of farming jobs, especially for women, in rural areas of Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.Irshad Hussain, a graduate of the UAF (University of Agriculture, […]

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Lincoln Financial Group Expands Suite of In-Plan Guaranteed Lifetime Income Products to Offer More Flexibility, Choice and Customization in Retirement

Most recent expansion is a result of increased need for guaranteed income option

Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) has expanded its Lincoln PathBuilder Income® powered by YourPath® product to add a lifetime income guarantee to an underlying asset allocation investment fund. This builds on the success of Lincoln Financial’s broad suite of in-plan guaranteed lifetime income products and offers more flexibility, choice and customization to plan sponsors and participants.Lincoln continues to see a need for guaranteed retirement income products, […]

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