Being poor in the UK is a different experience to being poor in a developing country. This video show the issues that a young family is having to contend with. Many of the issues are linked to comparing themselves with other households in the country with basic survival and education enabled by income support and disability living allowance. However, these are often inadequate to fulfill the needs and wants of the family, particularly given rising food prices and the large proportion of their income that is spent on this.
How people are affected by poverty in the UK is explored here:
Here is another video that demonstrates the effect of rising food prices coupled with the recession and the fact that benefits and most low wages do not go up fast enough to keep pace.
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