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Millions of people in UK would need to double their income to escape poverty, new report warns

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation warns that the poverty gap in the UK has widened, with 22% of the population in poverty in 2021-22.
A new report reveals that tens of thousands of people in the North East would need to more than double their income to escape poverty, highlighting a "social failure at scale".
The Foundation calls for an "essentials guarantee" to be introduced into Universal Credit, ensuring everyone has a protected minimum amount of support for necessities.

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The Guardian

Escaping poverty has become much harder in past two decades, report says

Six million of the poorest people would need more than double their incomes to move out of hardship, says Joseph Rowntree Foundation

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

1m more people living in poverty in UK as scale of crisis laid bare

Consumer champion Martin Lewis says he is ‘out of tools’ to help the UK’s poorest as report highlights deepening destitution

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Poorest households need to 'double their income' to escape poverty

A new report says the scale of poverty in the UK shows "social failure at scale"

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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Daily Mirror

Six million people 'need to more than double their income to escape poverty'

A new report has revealed that six million of the UK's poorest people would need to more than double their income to escape poverty, describing this as a "social failure at scale". The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) added that there hasn't been a significant decrease in poverty for two decades. The charity also highlighted that the number of people living in very deep poverty has increased over the past 20 years. In 2021/22, six million people

3 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Shropshire Star

‘Social failure at scale’ as millions living far below poverty line in UK

Six million of the poorest people in the UK would need to more than double their income to escape poverty, according to a new report which warns this is evidence of a “social failure at scale”.

3 months ago·Ketley, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Millions of people in UK would need to double their income to escape poverty, new report warns

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation report said 14.4 million people in the UK were in poverty in 2021-22, including 8.1 million working-age adults, 4.2 million children and 2.1 million pensioners. The charity also said six million people were in very deep poverty.

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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