Disadvantaged

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Confused Template:Split apart The "disadvantaged" is a generic term for individuals or groups of people who:

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Economically disadvantaged

In common usage "the disadvantaged" is a generic term for those "from lower-income backgrounds" or "the Disadvantaged Poor".<ref name=NepalPoor /> The "economically disadvantaged" is a term used by government institutions in for example allocating free school meals to "a student who is a member of a household that meets the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals (less than or equal to 185% of US federal poverty guidelines)"<ref>Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, "Economically Disadvantaged Status Collection and Reporting", {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> or business grants.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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According to Paul Krugman in an October 2002 article titled "about the distribution of wealth",<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Clarify there is even more of a divide between the classes today than in the 1920s, meaning that the disadvantaged are becoming more economically disadvantaged.

Disadvantaged area

Many governments use Disadvantaged area as a designation for various "problem" areas. In the UK "disadvantaged area" is a term used for an area where there is a need "to stimulate the physical, economic and social regeneration" by attracting development and encouraging the purchase of properties,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> in special provisions for Stamp Tax relief<ref>The Stamp Duty (Disadvantaged Areas) Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3747)</ref> and for areas where health is an issue.<ref>UK department of Health Press Release, "Health trainers for disadvantaged areas", Published, Thursday 11 August 2005, Reference number: 2005/0285</ref> In the United States the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act allowed qualifying hospitals to employ temporary foreign workers as registered nurses.<ref>The Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act of 1999 (NRDAA)</ref>

See also

• Disadvantaged child
• Disadvantaged pupil
• Political correctness
• Poverty
• Destitute
• Disabled
• Social exclusion
• Social vulnerability