‘We call that social murder’: Five years on from COVID supplement payments, more of us live in poverty

‘We call that social murder’: Five years on from COVID supplement payments, more of us live in poverty

Five years ago Scott Morrison doubled JobSeeker payments, briefly shielding millions from poverty. Why can't the government do that again?

Five years after the official beginning of the pandemic by COVID-19, labor poverty in Mexico experienced significant differences between entities. According to data from the Coneval analyzed by BBVA Research, some states have managed to decrease their percentage of population in labor poverty, while others have shown increases.The study compares data from the fourth quarter of 2019 with those from the fourth quarter of 2024 to provide an overvie…