Poverty in the UK. Is there really a problem?
Yes. The problem is that poverty is widespread in the United Kingdom.
It harms countless lives, limits human potential, costs large sums of public money, undermines social relations,
all of which can pass from one generation to the next.
It feeds social inequality by denying many people the opportunities others take for granted.
43% of Lambeth's children are growing up in poverty
20% of Lambeth working people are paid less than the London Living Wage
In the UK, before the impact of Covid-19, 14 million people were estimated to be living in poverty:
8 million working-age adults, 4 million children, 2 million pensioners
(data sources: Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK Poverty Report 2019/20 and Lambeth Council)
It harms countless lives, limits human potential, costs large sums of public money, undermines social relations,
all of which can pass from one generation to the next.
It feeds social inequality by denying many people the opportunities others take for granted.
43% of Lambeth's children are growing up in poverty
20% of Lambeth working people are paid less than the London Living Wage
In the UK, before the impact of Covid-19, 14 million people were estimated to be living in poverty:
8 million working-age adults, 4 million children, 2 million pensioners
(data sources: Joseph Rowntree Foundation UK Poverty Report 2019/20 and Lambeth Council)
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To mark the end of BounceBack in October 2024, we commissioned 10 young people who had taken part in the programme to make a short film about their experiences of looking for work in Lambeth. This is what they created More...
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