According to Stadsmissionen (Sweden’s City Missions), the fact that half a million Swedes are over-indebted cannot be explained by overspending. Rather, it is about survival spending: a desperate need for money to pay the rent or put food on the table.
SwedenPeople living in poverty in Sweden vote to a significantly lesser extent than the rich and well-educated. The Swedish City Mission is trying to offset this with its own early voting.
SwedenAt least half a million people in Sweden live in poverty – and at the City Mission's Christmas gift shops, the pressure is record-high ahead of Christmas. Those who previously may have had some sort of margin have no margin left, says Anna Toll at Stockholm City Mission.
SwedenMoney for bus cards, clothes, and shoes – many families in economic distress turn to aid organizations. We see that families with children's money is running out. They have tried to make do, so now we get long lists of what the children need, says Åse Henell, Secretary General of Majblomman.
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