A few comments:
1. Having a mobile phone these days is not incompatible with grinding poverty.
2. Relationship breakdowns happen. Unpredictably.
3. Getting a job when you have childcare responsibilities is hard, even if the kids are at school some of the time.
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1. Having a mobile phone these days is not incompatible with grinding poverty.
2. Relationship breakdowns happen. Unpredictably.
3. Getting a job when you have childcare responsibilities is hard, even if the kids are at school some of the time.
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Moreover:
4. Mental health issues aren’t always easily visible or obvious.
5. People in poverty may have a pet. It may be the only thing motivating them to keep going.
6. Many of us could live on a budget for a short time. But not 365 days a year.
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4. Mental health issues aren’t always easily visible or obvious.
5. People in poverty may have a pet. It may be the only thing motivating them to keep going.
6. Many of us could live on a budget for a short time. But not 365 days a year.
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Also:
7. Lack of hope is paralysing, and makes it impossible to live further than day to day.
8. It’s hard to lift yourself out of this situation in current system. Work can end up making you worse off.
9. Maslow’s hierarchy applies. Hard to plan when cold/hungry.
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7. Lack of hope is paralysing, and makes it impossible to live further than day to day.
8. It’s hard to lift yourself out of this situation in current system. Work can end up making you worse off.
9. Maslow’s hierarchy applies. Hard to plan when cold/hungry.
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Many people watching this programme are already horrified by it, but the message needs to reach folk who think that you only end up in this situation if you’ve been feckless or lazy.
We need a better safety net AND to have a living wage & flexible hours for parents.
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We need a better safety net AND to have a living wage & flexible hours for parents.
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