But the party leadership drew back from promising to abolish them all if they win power in the near future - a pledge that would have covered dental and prescription charges as well as eye tests and other fees that experts admit deter the poor from using the NHS to the full.
And people at every level of society have a certain familiarity and comfort in the post office that they do not have in more formal banking institutions — a problem that, as a 2011 study by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation demonstrated, can keep the poor from using even the banks that are willing to offer them services.
Not only do scarce financial resources hamper the rural poor from using transportation, the poor may also be charged higher rates for sub-optimal services, because the low demand in rural villages does not promote fair competition [ 25].
Congress began prohibiting poor women from using Medicaid to cover abortions in September 1976.
In 1976, Congress began prohibiting poor women from using Medicaid to cover abortions.
Suddenly, the free exchange of plant resources is in question as discoveries representing millions of dollars in profits are patented, potentially keeping poor farmers from using them.
In an essay in The Times, he revealed that the Bloomberg administration wanted federal permission to stop poor New Yorkers from using food stamps for soda and other sugary drinks.
High rail (and bus) fares at peak times add to social exclusion, by barring poorer people from using trains and forcing them into dependence on cars, either by running cars they can't really afford or by cadging lifts from family, friends and neighbours.
Making direct out of pocket payments (OOP) can prevent poor households from using maternal health services, including skilled attendance at childbirth [5 7].
This suggests that costs deter poorer women from using delivery services for preventive purposes, while they play a lesser role in case of complications where the cost-benefit ratio is different [ 7].
