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As @jrf_uk has long highlighted, more than half the people in poverty have a disabled family member.
Barriers to work, discrimination, health and care services, the social security system & the higher costs of being disabled all play a part. 2/
Jul 25, 2022 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
Why is the cost of living crisis wreaking such havoc?
On one level it’s obvious: prices.
On another it’s about exposure. New @jrf_uk work charts the deepening of poverty over 20 yrs. People in very deep poverty rose to 6.5m pre-pandemic.
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jrf.org.uk/report/going-w…
We often talk about going without the essentials now, & choosing between heating & eating. But as you dive down the income distribution this experience isn’t new. It’s everyday.
The 🚨🚨have been flashing for some time. Foodbank use, homelessness, malnutrition in hospitals… 2/
