When their parents die, families disintegrate and meeting basic needs such as food, shelter, clothing, and education become extremely hard.

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The income needed to have a third of it left over after meeting basic needs also varies from place to place.

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We need to find ways of not just meeting basic needs but improving wellbeing, reducing loneliness, and restoring some pleasure to their life.

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Beyond meeting basic human needs, water supply is critical to ensure a sustainable development.

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Its report said the home was focussing on meeting basic care needs rather than good person-centred support.

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Besides meeting the basic needs of the very poor, the scheme would bring two other benefits: jobs and much-needed infrastructure.

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So now the authorities are promising big salary increases and the state press carries almost daily assurances from the president that meeting the basic needs of citizens is a government priority.

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While tales abound of models going on crash diets and Master Cleanses and publicists surviving on coffee, cigarettes and air kisses, for many like McCotry, it's a balancing act of limiting calorie intake while meeting basic nutritional needs.

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