Swiss Federal Council takes action: New strategy against poverty until 2030!

Swiss Federal Council takes action: New strategy against poverty until 2030!

Vatikanstadt, Italien - The Swiss Federal Council made a trend -setting decision on December 27, 2024 and decided to continue the national platform against poverty until at least 2030. This was done in response to the growing need for effective measures to combat poverty in Switzerland. Caritas Switzerland encountered this decision with pleasure and described it as a groundbreaking step in the fight against existing social inequalities. According to the portal Vatican News , the government is ready to take on its coordinating role in combating poverty and a comprehensive national Develop poverty strategy.

urgency of the measures

But what does that mean specifically? Over 1.3 million people in Switzerland are currently living on or below the subsistence level, which particularly affects families and children. Caritas explains that rising rental costs and high health insurance premiums are the main causes of this worrying situation. The organization emphasizes that fighting poverty is a complex challenge that requires close cooperation between the federal, cantons and communities. This cooperation is essential to meet responsibility for the socially weaker. The process of developing a national poverty strategy is considered essential to determine measurable goals and binding measures that can improve the situation of those affected. This was reported by the online portal Kathpress .