Report: Poverty will increase in Israel by 8-14% due to coronavirus
December 31, 2020 at 9:39 am | Published in: Coronavirus, Israel, Middle East, News
People protest against the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding his resignation over corruption cases and his failure to combat the new type of coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in West Jerusalem on 12 December 2020. [Mostafa Alkharouf - Anadolu Agency]
December 31, 2020 at 9:39 am
The incidence of poverty in Israel will increase by about eight to 14 per cent due to coronavirus, a report published by Taub Centre for Social Policy Studies in Israel.
Israeli Professor John Gal and Shavit Madhala carried out the research which revealed that: "It is estimated that until May 2020, the government's assistance systems helped reduce the increase in the incidence of poverty and inequality, which had been substantial, by about one-half."