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Swiss canton Ticino: one in four elderly residents at risk of poverty despite high wages
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Swiss canton Ticino: one in four elderly residents at risk of poverty despite high wages

Ticino is ageing faster than any other Swiss canton, and sky-high healthcare costs mean one in four elderly residents faces poverty. Young people are leaving, and the care system is overstretched and increasingly dysfunctional. Authorities are trying to intervene, but the scale of the problem exceeds the capacity of local support.

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