Poverty in the United Kingdom

Why are the poor getting poorer?
Why isn't there enough help for the poor?
What is going on wrong?
How can this problem be rectified?

I am incredibly sad about the way this country is going and I hope that someone in government - any government, will do something about it

what can you say about the current crop of individuals in government today?
Are they competent? Do they care about the citizens?
Do you trust them to act in your best interest, when they devise policies?

Why are the poor getting poorer?
Why isn't there enough help for the poor?
What is going on wrong?
How can this problem be rectified?

If you had ever lived in a third world country you would see that the "poor" in this country are not really poor.
I have lived in Africa and believe me I know.

There are whole generations who have been allowed to have decisions for their future taken away from them - don't work - get benefits; nowhere to live - we will give you a flat; another child - here is some money. There are no consequences for any action these days.

People have had the ability to think taken away from them and as a result have become very lazy.

I look at the immigrants into this country and they work. They share cars; homes; childcare and get on with things.

I am incredibly sad about the way this country is going and I hope that someone in government - any government, will do something about it

Why are the poor getting poorer?
Why isn't there enough help for the poor?
What is going on wrong?
How can this problem be rectified?

In my opinion, I think the one of the reasons that the uk is getting poorer is due to inequality. The rich are getting richer and everybody else is getting poorer. The 20% of people with the highest income have 60% of the wealth where as the 20% of people with the lowest income have less than 1%. Wages aren't rising where as prices of everything else is. Even some people who have a job are living in poverty now.

Well based on the fact the wages of those on low salaries isn't increasing along with the inflation of the prices of everything else. Resulting in the poor getting poorer

Exactly, first real pay rise in 4 years. Those 4 years have cost people, during those 4 years they got poorer. The wages won't increase again for another 4/5 years. Therefore the poor will continuously get poorer.

Why are the poor getting poorer?
Why isn't there enough help for the poor?
What is going on wrong?
How can this problem be rectified?

If you had ever lived in a third world country you would see that the "poor" in this country are not really poor.
I have lived in Africa and believe me I know.

There are whole generations who have been allowed to have decisions for their future taken away from them - don't work - get benefits; nowhere to live - we will give you a flat; another child - here is some money. There are no consequences for any action these days.

People have had the ability to think taken away from them and as a result have become very lazy.

I look at the immigrants into this country and they work. They share cars; homes; childcare and get on with things.

I am incredibly sad about the way this country is going and I hope that someone in government - any government, will do something about it

poverty in the united kingdom is not having internet access. not going on foreign holidays and having takeaway meals every week etc

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People who have power and wealth want to keep it that way and preferably more. The problem can be rectified by people engaging in society, start being less selfish for once and realise that we live in a Democracy so we don't have to keep voting in the Elites that want to maintain the status quo.

Don't vote in UKIP then because they want to take the vote away ftom unemployed people

It comes down to what your country/society thinks is poverty. In Britian it's not going out once a week; African countries it's not having a house.

People who have power and wealth want to keep it that way and preferably more. The problem can be rectified by people engaging in society, start being less selfish for once and realise that we live in a Democracy so we don't have to keep voting in the Elites that want to maintain the status quo.

what if the poorer are worse off in a socialist government due to a complex set of direct and indirect variables ?

Firstly, Britian is a More Economically Developed Country, meaning it has high levels of human rights, education and so on.

You have tarnished all British citizens as being lazy. DO YOU NOT CLASS YOURSELF AS A BRITISH CITIZEN?

You have never lived abroad have you