AGE + WEALTH, INCOME, POVERTY Flashcards
1
Q
What is middle age associated with?
A
independence and financial security
2
Q
how many children are in child poverty in the UK?
A
3.5 million and will only increase
63% of children in poverty where someone works in the family
3
Q
what are the champions to end child poverty?
A
End Child Poverty
4
Q
What is the area with the most child poverty in the UK according to End Child Poverty?
A
- Bethnal Green and Bow - 49% in poverty in 2013
5
Q
What is poverty like for the elderly?
A
- 16% of pensioners in the UK live in poverty according to AgeUK
- described as akin to living in the Dark Ages = have to choose what to keep and what not to like heating gas
