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Using low income and material deprivation to monitor poverty reduction
Published on 25/07/2016
Poverty measures commonly used in Canada set a dollar amount – a poverty line – below which a household is said to be in poverty. In Europe, ‘material deprivation’ is used to complement the dollar yardstick as another way of measuring poverty. A material deprivation indicator focuses on the outcomes of not having enough financial resources – namely, being unable to afford typical necessities. This paper explains why Ottawa should develop a material deprivation index as a complementary indicator with which to monitor progress on poverty reduction.
ISBN – 1-55382-675-2
Topic(s)
Evidence-based policy, Poverty
Summary
Poverty measures commonly used in Canada set a dollar amount – a poverty line – below which a household is said to be in poverty.
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