Well done, Iain (Duncan) Smith!
https://www.ft.com/content/098514e0-7cda-452c-b760-0d73dfcab029
"The number of people experiencing destitution increased by more than 50 per cent to 2.4m between 2017 and 2019 — and 550,000 of them were children, according to a report published by the Joseph Rowntree foundation think-tank on Wednesday.
The charity said that young, single adults remained at highest risk of poverty, but that it had become more common to find families — especially lone mothers — living on the edge. Destitution had also become more concentrated in northern regions of the UK.
Half of those affected were applying for or claiming the universal credit benefit, and many of those interviewed by the researchers said they had fallen into destitution because of deductions made from their benefits to repay an initial advance, or to cover rent arrears, council tax loans and benefit sanctions."
https://www.ft.com/content/098514e0-7cda-452c-b760-0d73dfcab029
"The number of people experiencing destitution increased by more than 50 per cent to 2.4m between 2017 and 2019 — and 550,000 of them were children, according to a report published by the Joseph Rowntree foundation think-tank on Wednesday.
The charity said that young, single adults remained at highest risk of poverty, but that it had become more common to find families — especially lone mothers — living on the edge. Destitution had also become more concentrated in northern regions of the UK.
Half of those affected were applying for or claiming the universal credit benefit, and many of those interviewed by the researchers said they had fallen into destitution because of deductions made from their benefits to repay an initial advance, or to cover rent arrears, council tax loans and benefit sanctions."
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