The Extent Of Poverty Flashcards

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Children

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27% living in low income families in 2013
66% in poverty live with a working person
Born too small (130g)
Miss out on activities
Educational development
FSM 1.7 grades lower at GCSE

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Ethnic minorities

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Live in high areas of unemployment
Lower qualifications
Language barriers
Discrimination
Lower paying jobs
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Elderly

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16% pensioners are in poverty
900,000 in severe poverty
Earns less in their working lives
Elderly women smaller pensions (children)
Benefits - proud/unaware
Fuel poverty - 2mil
Reduced recently due to free bus travel, winter fuel allowance

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The homeless

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185,000 in 2013
Concealed housing (62%)
52% under 25
6 in 10 NEETS

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Low paid

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Retail, hospitality and cleaning
30% of poverty are in a job
Few educational skills
Low job dense areas
Single parents
Female workers
1 in 5 earn less than the living wage
0 hour contracts
Self employment 
Precariat
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Sick/Disabled

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11mil 2014
19% of families with a disabled member 
Can't work
Discrimination
Less qualifications 
High living costs
Cuts in government spending 
Smaller job pool
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One parent families

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90% of single parents are women
Combine childcare with employment
Workless when children are young, part time work
Lower average income
43% are social tenants
Problem estates (cycle)
Stigma
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Women

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Other groups more likely to be women
Single parents
Elderly
Glass roof theory

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The unemployed

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75% live in poverty
1.91mil - 2015
Long term
Exhaustion of savings
Accumulation of debt
Deterioration of possessions 
After 3 months ADI drops by 59%
Physiological effects 
Self employment?
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What are the 6 risks of being in poverty?

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Intergenerational poverty, stigma and blame, punishing the poor, debt, health and fragmented hostile communities.

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Risks of poverty: stigma and blame

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Dysfunctional families (poor parenting, promiscuity, drugs)
Culture if worklessness, anti work ethic, excessive wage expectations, absence of educational adequateness
Poor blame themselves - failure

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Risks of poverty: punishing the poor

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“Getting something for nothing”

Sanctions and benefits cuts

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Risks of poverty: debt

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240 lenders in the UK
Difficult to keep up with repayments - high interest rates
Hugh street stores in deprived neighbourhoods
FCA announced you should only pay back double what you borrow 2014

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Risk of poverty: health

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Food poverty
Poor housing
20% of children in damp housing 2012

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Risks of poverty: fragmented hostile communities

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Social problems

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