OUT NOW: Our #UKPoverty2022 report paints a picture of better prospects for some, but for others poverty is proving deep and persistent.
We must turn back the tide and offer security for the many people experiencing hardship across the UK.
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We must turn back the tide and offer security for the many people experiencing hardship across the UK.
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jrf.org.uk/report/uk-pove…
The findings of our latest report paint a stark picture of the state of the nation going into the pandemic, with rising child and pensioner poverty, and very high poverty rates for larger families and single-parent families, as well as Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Black families 📈
While we don’t yet have the official poverty data for the pandemic period, we know that the impacts of the pandemic were very uneven.
During the pandemic, people on the lowest incomes were most likely to see their earnings reduced if they were working and to get into debt 💷
During the pandemic, people on the lowest incomes were most likely to see their earnings reduced if they were working and to get into debt 💷
While being in a working family does reduce the risk of being in poverty, it is by no means a guarantee.
Around a third of working-age adults in families where there is only part-time work are in poverty 1⃣/3⃣
Around a third of working-age adults in families where there is only part-time work are in poverty 1⃣/3⃣
However, out-of-work families are more likely to struggle as energy bills are expected to soar and inflation is forecast to remain high.
Many of these families cannot work due to their disability or caring responsibilities, which themselves increase the likelihood of poverty👩🦽
Many of these families cannot work due to their disability or caring responsibilities, which themselves increase the likelihood of poverty👩🦽
There are fears for the years ahead as the cost-of-living crisis gathers pace.
Low-income households have less of a buffer against rising costs, given they are less likely than other households to have savings🏠
Low-income households have less of a buffer against rising costs, given they are less likely than other households to have savings🏠
The Government cannot stand by and allow the rising cost of living to knock people off their feet.🌊
Targeted support to help people on the lowest incomes to weather the next few months ahead will be essential
Targeted support to help people on the lowest incomes to weather the next few months ahead will be essential
For a comprehensive look at the trends in poverty across all its characteristics and impacts, read our #UKPoverty2022 report in full, here 👇
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