Household wealth optimism collapses, global survey shows
The World Health Organisation and others have noted the higher toll of the pandemic on the poor, while those on low incomes suffer most from costlier basic items.
India's Rajasthan state to halve cooking gas price for poor hurting from inflation
The state is one of several to announce measures to help households in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis after food and fuel prices surged in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.