Poverty 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyCriminologyUniversityAll boards Created by: bethhonessCreated on: 12-06-17 16:40 Relative Income Poverty - Poverty is when you have less money than average - Living in a household with below 60% median income 1 of 8 Material Deprivation Not being able to afford thing that most people think you should not have to do without 2 of 8 Absolute Poverty Line Level of poverty as defined in terms of the minimal requirements necessary to afford minimal standards of food, clothing, health care and shelter 3 of 8 Benefits Means-tested, contributory, 'universal' 4 of 8 Tax Credits/Universal Credit Boost incomes for families working on low wages, 'tapered' with rising income, concentrated on families with children 5 of 8 How Generous a System? Uprating: keep pace with rising living costs/economic growth, who gets what> Families, singles, pensioners 6 of 8 Get People into Work Most lone parents now work, but: the majority of working-age households in poverty have jobs, many jobs are fragile, gig economy, precariat 7 of 8 Help Low Income Families Reduce Costs Free school meals, subsided housing, free prescriptions, educational grants, stigma? take-up? 8 of 8
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