M. whereas growth and employment – even in a decent job – alone are not sufficient to lift people out of poverty, and whereas the labour market has become increasingly fragmented, working and living conditions have deteriorated considerably, particularly in the wake of the financial crisis, and work has become much less secure – a trend which must be combated; whereas the problem of the working poor has gained increasing recognition in recent years, but does not yet appear to be being addressed to an extent commensurate with the challenges it represents for our societies; whereas the number of working poor has grown considerably in rec ...[+++]ent years, with 8% of the working population living in poverty and 22% of those at risk of poverty holding jobs; whereas the availability of decent, egalitarian working conditions is a step towards reducing poverty and social exclusion among families and people living alone;

M. whereas growth and employment – even in a decent job – alone are not sufficient to lift people out of poverty, and whereas the labour market has become increasingly fragmented, working and living conditions have deteriorated considerably, particularly in the wake of the financial crisis, and work has become much less secure – a trend which must be combated; whereas the problem of the working poor has gained increasing recognition in recent years, but does not yet appear to be being addressed to an extent commensurate with the challenges it represents for our societies; whereas the number of working poor has grown considerably in re ...[+++]cent years, with 8% of the working population living in poverty and 22% of those at risk of poverty holding jobs ; whereas the availability of decent, egalitarian working conditions is a step towards reducing poverty and social exclusion among families and people living alone;

Promotion of telemedicine with a view to the networking of health services, facilitating patient mobility and the provision of care at home, principally for the elderly, the disabled or isolated individuals;

4.3.c Promotion of telemedicine with a view to the networking of health services, facilitating patient mobility and the provision of care at home, principally for the elderly, the disabled or isolated individuals;

In addition, rules which make it more beneficial to be taxed as a couple than as a single person must apply to frontier workers in the same way as for couples in a similar situation in the Member State of employment and may not be conditional upon both spouses being resident in the State of employment. [110].

Member States may, in the context of universal service obligations and in the light of national conditions, take specific measures for consumers in rural or geographically isolated areas to ensure their access to the services set out in the Chapter II and the affordability of those services, as well as ensure under the same conditions this access, in particular for the elderly, the disabled and for people with special social needs.