“The Realities of Poverty in Switzerland: A Closer Look”

2023-05-09 19:53:28

“It’s a confinement. Everything is done to keep these people in isolation.” Anne-Claire Brand, national delegate of ATD Fourth World, is clear: the situation is serious on the poverty front in Switzerland. For its part, the Federal Statistical Office indicated last week that according to the latest figures (as of 2021) 745,000 people lived on an income below the poverty line, or 8.7% of the population.

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