Sentence examples for prevent destitution from inspiring English sources

Charity, the dole – or nowadays the ever-diminishing top-ups to low pay from the welfare state – are kept just high enough to prevent destitution and revolution.

In 1935, Congress approved the Social Security Act, aimed at preventing destitution among the elderly, the crippled and the blind.

Had the international community responded, early interventions could have been undertaken to shore up livelihoods and prevent the downward spiral into destitution and starvation.

And we must protect people from destitution when they are not able to work, both to reduce hardship and to prevent the economic damage that comes when millions of people are unable to pay for housing, food, and all the other things they need.

Rather than build, offer people more rights and regulate the housing market to prevent bubbles, the government is abdicating all responsibility for the nation's poor housing, and instead ramping up policies that will increase homelessness, poverty and destitution.

The bulls are back Pumped up Bouncer Risky business Destitution not dearth ReprintsThis time, however, the adjustment mechanism has jammed: real American bond yields have fallen not risen over the past few years, partly because Asian central banks have been eager to buy US Treasury bonds to prevent their currencies rising.

"Can't we be proud of having a society where there is a safety net that prevents people from falling into destitution?" he asked during one debate.

In 1729, when Ireland had fallen into a state of utter destitution at the hands of its British landlords, Jonathan Swift published a famous essay, "A Modest Proposal for Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland from Being A Burden to Their Parents or Country, and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public". .

Whilst I accept that the various payday lenders are legally entitled to 'clear out' someone's bank account if money is owing to them, it struck me that there ought to be a statutory minimum amount which MUST be left in an account (say £10) to avoid absolute destitution; and as I understand you set and regulate the rules, you might look at this with a view to preventing further deaths".

A compassionate society will keep its most vulnerable from slipping into utter destitution and despair.

They were near to destitution.