Hacker News with Generative AI: Social Policy

New Mexico made childcare free. It lifted 120k people out of poverty (theguardian.com)
The state, which has long ranked worst in the US for child wellbeing, became the first and only in the country to offer free childcare to a majority of families

Childcare, Poverty, New Mexico, Social Policy, Government Initiatives

47 points by hanson108 14 days ago | 15 comments

Finland applies the “Housing First” concept (2020) (thebetter.news)
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.

Social Policy, Housing, Finland

194 points by ColinWright 51 days ago | 143 comments

Local social spending and political dissatisfaction of the economically deprived (frontiersin.org)
Previous research demonstrates that local conditions are highly visible and proximate for citizens and thus have a distinct impact on political attitude formation. However, we still lack knowledge of the interplay of the local and the individual level. In this study, we examine how a specific group (economically deprived individuals) responds to local social spending in the formation of political dissatisfaction.

Political Science, Social Policy, Economics, Public Policy

47 points by PaulHoule 58 days ago | 46 comments

Belgium's sex workers get maternity leave and pensions under world-first law (bbc.com)

Social Policy, Belgium, Sex Work, Labor Rights, Europe

8 points by impish9208 146 days ago | 0 comments

What happened when a city started accepting - not evicting - homeless camps (bbc.com)
As cities across North America grapple with homelessness, one Canadian city has taken a different approach by regulating tent encampments instead of banning them, as it tries to tackle what one official calls the issue "of the decade".

Homelessness, Urban Planning, Social Policy, Canada

40 points by amichail 152 days ago | 115 comments

Ban on women marrying after 25: the proposal to boost birth rate in Japan (firstpost.com)
The leader of Japan’s Conservative Party has sparked an uproar by advocating for a ban on women marrying after the age of 25 and having their uteruses removed at the age of 30.

Japan, Social Policy, Demographics, Women's Rights, Controversy

8 points by RyeCombinator 164 days ago | 21 comments

China raises retirement age for first time since 1950s (bbc.com)
China will "gradually raise" its retirement age for the first time since the 1950s, as the country confronts an ageing population and a dwindling pension budget.

China, Retirement, Population, Economics, Social Policy

37 points by haunter 225 days ago | 6 comments

the US should place a value of $1.17M per additional birth (model-thinking.com)

Economics, Population, Social Policy

22 points by delichon 233 days ago | 69 comments

Pushing baby booms to boost economic growth amounts to a Ponzi scheme (theconversation.com)

Economics, Population Growth, Social Policy

49 points by pseudolus 257 days ago | 138 comments

China to raise retirement age as population gets older (bbc.com)

China, Retirement, Demographics, Population, Social Policy

3 points by pseudolus 277 days ago | 0 comments

Can Universal Basic Income Transform Society? (theguardian.com)