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- The World Food Programme says 74 % of households in government-controlled Yemen cannot meet basic food needs.
- In Aden, government employee Bushra Abdullah Abdulwarith earns 78,000 riyals ($50) while food costs average 130,366 riyals ($83).
- Marib worker Abu Mohammed Nasser al-Asbahi receives 400,000 riyals ($250) monthly, but over half of his income goes to rent.
- Yemen approved a 20 % cost-of-living allowance in May, calculated on base salary, offering limited relief.