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Senior Political Reporter
The poverty line in Trinidad and Tobago has increased and these higher figures for destitution and vulnerability acknowledge the painful reality that life has become more expensive for ordinary citizens, says Minister of the People, Social Development and Family Services Vandana Mohit.
“But most importantly, these revised thresholds mean that more genuinely vulnerable households will now qualify for assistance instead of being unfairly excluded under outdated criteria. Under this Government, social development will never be treated as an afterthought. The poor and vulnerable will never be invisible,” Mohit added in the House of Representatives on Friday.
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