Absolute Poverty
Absolute poverty is a dire situation whereby an individual or family requires help to survive. In this situation, people aren't able to afford what they need in the following areas.Clothing | Energy (e.g. heat) |
Food / Nutritious Food | Housing |
Medicine / Medical Care | Transportation (e.g. can't get to school or to medical care etc..) |
Water / Clean Drinking Water |
Relative Poverty
Relative poverty is a social condition whereby an individual or family have significantly less income and wealth than average for the place where they live. This can have a broad range of negative impacts as follows.A lack of financial security. | Access to education. |
Access to sufficient housing. | Discrimination based on poverty such as a child who is bullied due to the clothes they wear. |
Environmental injustice such as having to live in areas with poor air quality or water quality. | Higher risks such as health and safety risks due to living conditions. |
Inability to cover unexpected or irregular expenses. | Lack of disposable income/ Inability to invest in your future using disposable income. |
Low quality of life. | Problems of poverty such as inability to pay fines leading to significant consequences such as imprisonment. |
Problems of the working poor such as working a large number of hours such that you have no time to do things you need to do. | Unable to save. |