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The "disadvantaged" is a generic term for individuals or groups of people who:
In common usage "the disadvantaged" is a generic term for those "fromlower-income backgrounds" or "the Disadvantaged Poor".[3]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 theincome eligibility guidelines for free or reduced-price meals (less than or equal to 185% of USfederal poverty guidelines)"[4][5] or business grants.[6]
The "disadvantaged" is often applied in a third world context[citation needed] and typically relate to women with reduced "upward mobility"[3] suffering social exclusion and having limited access to natural resources and economic opportunities.[3] They are often landless or marginal farmers operating on the most unproductive land.[3]
According toPaul Krugman in an October 2002 article titled "about thedistribution of wealth",[7][clarification needed] there is even more of adivide between theclasses today than in the 1920s, meaning that the disadvantaged are becoming more economically disadvantaged.
Many governments useDisadvantaged area as a designation for various "problem" areas. In theUK "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,[8] in special provisions forStamp Tax relief[9] and for areas where health is an issue.[10] In the United States the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Act allowed qualifying hospitals to employ temporary foreign workers as registered nurses.[11]
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