Poverty Distribution in the UK (AQA A-Level Sociology): Flashcards
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Household type with highest poverty rate (2013)
Household type with highest poverty rate (2013)
Single elderly people aged 65+ (24.3%)
Household type with lowest poverty rate (2013)
Household type with lowest poverty rate (2013)
Couples with adult children (2.9%)
Grey panthers
Grey panthers
Affluent pensioners with occupational pensions & savings
Cost to raise child birth to age 18 (2013)
Cost to raise child birth to age 18 (2013)
£148,000
Jobs paying less than £7/hour (MacInnes 2013)
Jobs paying less than £7/hour (MacInnes 2013)
4.4 million
In-work poverty vs workless poverty (excl. pensioners)
In-work poverty vs workless poverty (excl. pensioners)
6.1m in-work exceeds 5.1m workless
Proportion of UK residents in poverty
Proportion of UK residents in poverty
One in five
Women's poverty rate vs men's (2014)
Women's poverty rate vs men's (2014)
21% women, 19% men
BME poverty rate vs white people
BME poverty rate vs white people
40% BME, 20% white (double)
Ethnic group with highest poverty rate
Ethnic group with highest poverty rate
Bangladeshis (70%)
Disabled adults 25-65 in low-income households
Disabled adults 25-65 in low-income households
One-third (twice rate of non-disabled)
Intersectionality (Barnard & Turner 2011)
Intersectionality (Barnard & Turner 2011)
How factors (ethnicity, gender, disability, location) combine to shape poverty outcomes
Benefit erosion
Benefit erosion
Benefits fail to keep pace with inflation/living costs
Replacement for DLA (2013)
Replacement for DLA (2013)
Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
Rural households below poverty threshold (Palmer 2004)
Rural households below poverty threshold (Palmer 2004)
One-sixth