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The poor often pay more 4 September 2014

Discover the Combat Poverty Service, its role in evaluating fundamental rights, and the impact of technology in fighting poverty. Learn about the characteristics of poverty and the challenges of social innovation. Act carefully to avoid potential dangers.

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The poor often pay more 4 September 2014

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  1. The pooroftenpay more4 September 2014 Henk Van Hootegem, Steunpunt tot bestrijding van armoede, bestaansonzekerheid en sociale uitsluiting Combat Poverty, InsecurityandSocialExclusion Service www.armoedebestrijding.be www.combatpoverty.be henk.vanhootegem@cntr.be– 0032 2 212.31.71

  2. Plan • Short presentationof the Combat Poverty Service • Some characteristics of poverty • The poor often pay more… • Technology in the fight against poverty? • But… act carefully • Some key messages www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  3. 1. Short presentationof the Combat Poverty Service • interfederal public institution, withitslegalbase in a collaboration agreement between the federal State, the Regions and the Communities, approved by the Parliaments (1999) • the Service organises dialogues with the participation of differentactors, with a special attention on people living in poverty and theirorganisations (co-creation !); itevaluates the respect for the fundamentalrights • the results of thesethematical exchanges/dialogues (recommandations) are published in the bi-annual reports of the Service, adressed to the differentgovernments, parliaments and theiradvisory structures www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  4. knowledgeabout poverty is based on • documents from the differentactorsin the field, scientists, administrations • the dialogue withtheseactors • research • website: • publicationsof the Service • otherreportsaboutpoverty • jurisprudence • factsandfigures, in the form of questionsandanswers www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

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  6. 2. Some characteristics of poverty • multi-dimensional: notonlyincome but alsowork, housing, culture, mobility, … • diversity of situations • youngpeople (andolder persons) • single persons (and families) • rural (andurban) • ‘new poor’ (andgenerationalpoverty) • … www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  7. Source: Samarcandeassociation, Inter-Environnement Bruxelles, SOS Jeunes-Quartier libre asbl (2008) Jeunes en ville, Bruxelles à dos ? L’appropriation de l’espace urbain bruxellois par des jeunes de différents quartiers, Inter-Environnement Bruxelles, Bruxelles, p.54 www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  8. Source: Samarcandeassociation, Inter-Environnement Bruxelles, SOS Jeunes-Quartier libre asbl (2008) Jeunes en ville, Bruxelles à dos ? L’appropriation de l’espace urbain bruxellois par des jeunes de différents quartiers, Inter-Environnement Bruxelles, Bruxelles, p.54 www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  9. Intersections of Europe 2020 Poverty Target Indicators, SILC 2012, Eurostat. www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

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  13. 3. The poor often pay more • People in povertyspend a greater part of theirincomefor basic needs • housing! • consumption • Whenyourent a house, there are lessinvestments in installations for savingenergy and water. Whenyou have a lower budget, youcan’taffordsomesavingenergydevices (refrigerator, …) www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

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  16. Housingcostoverburdenrate, byincomequintileandbypoverty status: This indicator is defined as the percentage of the population living in a household where the total housing costs (net of housing allowances) represent more than 40% of the total disposable household income (net of housing allowances), presented by income quintile and by poverty status. Source of Data: Eurostat, SILC www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  17. People in povertysometimes put off doctor visitsforlack of money, leadingtoworse health (and more spending in the long term) • Living in bad housingsituations leads tohealth problems • If youcan’tafford a monthy plan for your mobile, …: youpayhigher rates withprepaidcards • Discounts forgoods in a largeramount • ‘Matthew effect’, e.g. tax deductions www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  18. 4. Technology in the fight against poverty? • Someinitiatives of socialinnovation: maybe we canuse the words ‘socialengineering’ ? • Community Land Trust (Brussels, Ghent, …) • ‘savinggroups’ (save money in groupsoone family canpay the advance whentheybuy a house and take a mortgage) • workingwith food surplusses • sharingthings, … • cooperations • Technology as an instrument in: • saving money (information about prices, …) • sharing (in mobility, in material, …) • giving information (on the moment that people need information) • take-up of rights (e.g. Cultuurpas, third-party payer system) www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  19. 5. But… act carefully • Dangers are: • risk of more control • perverse effects (e.g. smart energy grids: more diversityandcomplexity of tariffplans of energy) • stigmatisation • Digital divide Silc 2012: enforcedlack of a computer underpoverty line = 9,8 % above the poverty line = 1,5 % www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  20. 6. Some key messages • worktogetherwith people in poverty and their organisations, listen, and exchange • alsoinvolvesocialworkersandother professionals • beattentively to perverse effects of initiatives • beattentively to stigmatisation effects • don’tforgetthatweneed structural change: more quality jobs, more equilaty in education, more affordable and qualitative houses, … • but… there are manyopportunities, in co-creation! www.armoedebestrijding.be - www.combatpoverty.be

  21. Thankyou! henk.vanhootegem@cntr.be www.armoedebestrijding.be www.combatpoverty.be Tel. 32(0)2 212 31 71

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