Half a million more UK kids drop into poverty

The withdrawal of pandemic-era support combined with the soaring cost of living was always likely to drive up poverty and today there's evidence that Britain's children have begun to pay the price.
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A survey carried out by the End Child Poverty Coalition - and seen exclusively by Channel 4 News - shows more than half a million have dropped below the poverty line in the last year.
But the government insists it has helped hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty in the last decade.
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[@thenavigator4493]

There's no such thing as 'child poverty', there's simply 'poverty'. Children are financially dependant on their parents, which means that child poverty is a result of parent poverty.

[@jameschamberlain5817]

So true.

[@YOPGaming]

Ok?

[@rb1062]

Divorce and parental break up is a major factor in child poverty. Yet society encourages it.

[@jameschamberlain5817]

@@rb1062 This is also very true. Our society is a mess tbh.

[@Constantin_91]

​@@rb1062 True. Marriage is not just an impulsive decision based on love, it is a contract for the partners to work together in order to create a stable, well functioning household which provides a safe and comfortable environment for young ones so that they can grow up to be healthy, empathetic, creative, and peaceful members of the society.

[@blazzz13]

I seem to remember Cameron and Osborne vilifying people like this. 13 years later, people are working harder and they are more skint. If a government can't deliver positive change in 13 years it never will.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

They have solved the problem of poor people not working. But now the problem is rich people not working. They are dealing with that by allowing greater tax free pension contributions.

[@tropics8407]

I wonder how this community supermarket is funded ? Government maybe ? Well it is either tax more and redistribute more or tax less and allow private enterprise to thrive and create good jobs.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@verdebritanica the UK unemployment rate is very low at 3.9%. The UK employment rate is 75.9%. The economically inactive rate is 21.0%. This includes high skilled people who could be doing important jobs, getting well paid and paying lots of tax. But they choose not to because they’re already well off and they want to enjoy life. The government has to find ways to get them back to work. With the poor, to force them to work you can remove their benefits.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

@@verdebritanica the government wants people working generating economic output, not just so they can collect tax receipts but because it generates economic growth.

[@myrddinemrys1332]

​@@tropics8407 The community supermarket is likely primarily funded by private donations, like all food banks throughout the country.

[@M_SC]

That’s a wonderful “food bank” that helps people psychologically with its set up with a fee and choice. So much credit to that woman.

[@Mr.Patrick_Hung]

People who run good food banks are blessed. However it shouldn't be needed in a properly run, developed country. Just my view from here in China. Britain was supposed to be a rich country. Why do they need this place?

[@burrrrrrrrrrrrrrp]

What’s the point in having a government when they can choose to decline interviews on subjects that don’t suit their agenda. Surely they should be forced to speak to all the mayor news channels about all subjects

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

Third world politics

[@curiositycloset2359]

Third world media.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Once you're in power you can do whatever you like

[@BBeowulf]

@@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717 third world country

[@bankylaw3745]

I can give you a replica of what the PM would have said had this interview actually happened. So Mr PM do you feel the government is doing enough to tackle poverty. Sunak: we are committed... Here are some lies backed up by some skewed stats.....I'll move the conversation away from the topic now and avoid the actual question entirely. Big finish: list of what they feel are achievements stats figures etc....and we will continue to deliver for the British people.

[@thomasanders1314]

It's so unfair if you've done your best in life and you are not able to pay your bills or feed your child.

[@run2cat4run]

It’s heartbreaking but I hope the next party can fix the problems

[@thomasanders1314]

@@run2cat4run it really is!

[@curiositycloset2359]

Especially when someone can rock up in a dinghy and receive free board and food, at your expense.

[@theresistance3818]

...yourself or your animals, too.

[@Ankit_Lohar349]

Really, You have done best in your life?? Ask your looter/barbarian grand parents, what good they have done to my 200 million innocent people? Karma is hitting you back man, worst is yet to come and I am gonna enjoy it 😀😀

[@ShBu-n1t]

I've lived in poverty and been temporarily and legally homeless since I was 6. I'm now 26 and nothing has changed, because, for the last 6 years, I've been disabled and chronically ill. The constant stress, mold, and damp and pest-infested housing have made me irreparably ill. I pray for those who share my circumstances, especially the children who are growing up as I did.

[@fidamuthia9931]

How you can have access to internet? Are you working?

[@marleneMS]

​@fidamuthia9931 she or he might use the library? Or might have a mobile? What does it matter to you? You are not paying it

[@ShBu-n1t]

@@fidamuthia9931 I claim UC and PIP but I hope one day I will be fit and able to work to support myself. I am looking into getting a wheelchair so hopefully I can do more and maybe get a job.

[@ShBu-n1t]

@@marleneMS Thank you Marlene

[@infoinadvance681]

Send an application for aids to George Soros for funds. He can help you.

[@JohnHuxleySavage]

But this is only one side of the equation. The ultra rich are doing extremely well without having to work *at all*

[@johnross2924]

Us pesants do the hard graft for them. It's a cost of living con, a wealth grab by the rich. Marks and Spencer made a record 500 million profit.

[@asahdo]

Exactly. But when they do it it’s “aspirational”, when the poor do it it’s “sponging”. Think it’s time we all realised who the real spongers are.

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

They just travel frequently helping us with the planet 😃 malfunctioning of course

[@samcad-ho3ze]

The real burden is on the middle earners. They pay extortionate taxes which pay for lazy people and migrants while the super rich pay F all. I’m supposed to feel sorry for this homeowner moaning? She certainly spends a lot on food, that’s clearly visible.

[@locojambo]

The great reset is coming (the pole shift and subsequent realignment of the planet). Many of us will not survive. The super rich are pulling out their final resources to ensure their own survival.

[@manindersingh8385]

Put MP's on the minimum wage or performance related pay, then see how fast things change.

[@timecorn]

When politicians are paid 10k per speech, I doubt they will care how much their "salary" is. They get other incomes

[@SA-ff9uc]

Hmmm, yeah they would be even more corrupt. Good idea.

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

​@@SA-ff9uc not if they were controlled the same as employees by a company, but a country you know its like a brothel for bankers

[@mickeypye2593]

@@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717 BOT

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

@@mickeypye2593 is that all you can say from my comment? 'bot' should be quiet if you have no arguments

[@MOCHI-ek6rc]

There is nothing more heartbreaking than not having even a £1 to your name even if it was for a day.

[@888ssss]

prob not a good idea to have children then ?

[@888ssss]

@left_blank where is dad ? these are his bills. why is dad passing his personal bills onto me ?

[@davidbowie2046]

@@888ssss Poverty is happening to single people without kids on minimum wage.

[@lemongrabloids3103]

@@888ssssAre you straight out of a Dickens novel? You sound like it.

[@lemongrabloids3103]

@@unknown_name_389 are you on crack?

[@kappaslapper14]

When you pay half a country minimum wage which by todays standards isn't even minimum its not enough !

[@hmq9052]

The government doesn't pay minimum wage. Businesses do. Because you voted for us to be poorer.

[@M_SC]

@@hmq9052that’s the same thing though.

[@timcomley5948]

Incorrect

[@QuestForGood]

@@hmq9052 How did we Vote for us to be poorer?.

[@hmq9052]

@@QuestForGood Brexit

[@ymimad49]

when electricity and gas doubles or triples, it cripples the finances of the family trying to survive.

[@curiositycloset2359]

Yeah, probably shouldn't have started a war with russia.

[@marcoantoniochierici]

Very poetic

[@garriejackson9551]

​@@curiositycloset2359 that don't stand up,we get 8% of our energy from Russia, that's bullshit

[@mobin-Rahman-m]

@@curiositycloset2359it has nothing to d with Russia, they are doing this purposely just to milk every penny out of anyone

[@garethbuckeridge6910]

@@curiositycloset2359 In all fairness didn't Russia start a war with Ukraine? Putin always had the whip hand as he could turn the oil & gas off at any time and freeze Europe through a harsh winter. Resulting in nations having to go elsewhere for their utilities and prices ricing, causing ordinary hard working people to pay more to keep warm, while as we see then having to go without other things. In cases like this I believe governments need to step up and sort these problems out, rather than running away because they are frightened of Putin.

[@davidbowie2046]

This has been going on for years. Even when i was a kid, in the 70's and my Mum and Dad worked! Back then there was no tax credits. We were fed, but you'd never refused what you were given as there would be nothing else.

[@juliewills3592]

I don't remember food banks in the 1970's. Things have gotten much worse since the Tories have been in power.

[@reformerx667]

Shhhh… you are not supposed to say that. It is a Tory bashing wall where we are angry at the injustice plaguing the working poor.

[@sew_gal7340]

@@juliewills3592 things werent better with labor either.

[@ELN355]

Back then there wasn't MILLIONS OF POUNDS a DAY spent on catering for migrants...Migrants that HATE us as well.

[@bakedbeans9546]

Same growing up in the 90s. Most of us wore hand me downs, my first bike was second hand, we were raised on very cheap food. Is the cost of living really worse than it was in the 70s or the 90s or do people just have more unnecessary outgoings these days like contract phones, internet, Netflix, Amazon subscriptions etc?

[@michaelkavanagh5947]

WTF is going on. There is a lot of issues here.

[@marcocosto6748]

It’s difficult to comprehend how people have been so badly let down by their governments. It feels like this is almost something it is a government’s responsibility to avoid for the population that allowed it to govern in the first place. Disgraceful.

[@timcomley5948]

Always the governments fault 🙄

[@marcocosto6748]

@@timcomley5948 never the government’s fault 🙄

[@in5minutes556]

why? what do they bring to the table? Some of us are working our asses off and pay taxes for their kids. It's unacceptable

[@sueyourself5413]

@@in5minutes556 70% of them work, maybe if you took 5 seconds to think about anything before forming an opinion you'd be better off. Just a thought.

[@damienirving1436]

We voted for the government's we got. No-one wants to be responsible anymore but we all are, over a certain age.

[@chasehedges6775]

As someone from the US, I hope everyone in the UK is doing ok.

[@sexybeast4320]

We're not

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

Not everyone as you can see from this video

[@humanpotatoes4958]

We’re having a ‘mare, but thankfully we’re not as F’ed as you yet 👍

[@mickeypye2593]

COULD BE WORSE ? ......GUNS ?! 🤪

[@xv179]

@healthiswealth6797 I bet those guys doing the same thing in the states... the would end up like a french cheese

[@theresistance3818]

Many people are completely ignorant when it comes to socioeconomic privilege vs poverty - living below poverty level in the US is anyone with a combined or total annual household income of under 35k... the cost of living is outrageous + people are really struggling to provide for themselves + their families. Poverty, isn't just someone who is homeless living on the street - it's the everyday individuals who are busting their asses, day in + day out + still can't afford to pay their bills or provide for themselves.

[@shauncameron8390]

And then there are people who live beyond their means. The complain about not being able to pay the rent yet they have little problem being able to pay for luxuries.

[@GirlsNDragons]

@@shauncameron8390And then there’s people who think people in poverty deserve no luxuries at all. They should work until they’re dead and not experience any piece of good life. They should never reward themselves with happiness.

[@MargaretNolan-c1t]

@@GirlsNDragons Nothing is deserved; it's EARNED. If "little luxuries" are constant and include booze and cigs, then that's a sign of moral depravity. The UK also has the highest teen birth rate in Europe; girls getting pregnant for a council flat. It's the law of the jungle and I suggest you get over it: "Don't breed if you can't feed." There is no knight in shining armor, no cavalry coming, and it's a lot easier to be poor and childless. Nobody has a right to impose their misery on innocent children.

[@esnezinu_neko8768]

Solution would be to import even more migrants, increase competition in marketplace, lower wages for 99% of people. Your friendly neighbourhood rulers from india are working owertime to achieve their goals(which not neceserily should match with 99% uk citizen goals)

[@esnezinu_neko8768]

In my country(within europe) there are migrants from uzbekistan that speak only uzbek, in some occasions also russian, are not able to rean in no language, work in construction and get higher wage than me- employee of it company with 10 year experience and university degree. So yes- we for sure need more migrants.

[@jossratcliffe8908]

It’s all government fault . As long as rich get richer and poor get poorer .

[@SMD965OFFICIAL]

Stop blaming the government and accept that it's your fault, my fault. We allow the rich to screw us in the first place

[@j.a.0088]

DWP said that UC will increase in April . Actually it will be for the first time in June because it is assessed from 10 April . They made it purposely like that . Two month later than promised .

[@mickeypye2593]

NOT TRUE. IT ALREADY WENT UP. THATS STILL NOT TO SAY TORIES AREN'T KUNTS ...

[@j.a.0088]

It comes down to when your assessment period is, as the new rate won't be paid until the first assessment period that begins on or after 10 April. Which means for some first imcreased payment is in June .

[@j.a.0088]

@@chrysalis4126 I suppose that is their year , from April to April .

[@chrismurphy6070]

Very true, except they were spouting that after Christmas

[@mickeypye2593]

@@chrysalis4126 WHY ARE YOU THIS LATE ? MINE ALREADY INCREASED ?

[@Tommyleini]

In most parts of the country you need to make £60,000/year to earn a small flat, probably not big enough for having even one kid. £83,000 in London, and a bit below that in Bristol and Brighton, according to GoCompare. And much more for bigger flats let alone a house. If only salaries in the last 40 years had risen as much as property prices, mortgages and rent. It's the top issue.

[@XORTION]

True Tommy, I’m earning 35k in Bristol but would need to earn double to afford a 1 bed flat or massive deposit (no loans or government schemes)

[@jackkruese4258]

@@XORTION Then move to Weston Super Mare or Newport.

[@Josh_Roberts]

Nonsense...I earn £40,000 a year and bought a 3 bed semi...wasn't difficult to just live frugally for 2 years to save up a decent deposit. Where is your money going? 😂

[@Tommyleini]

@@Josh_Roberts when did you buy it and where? I said most of the country, not North England. Some town in North England you're fine with £40,000 a year. Would be surprised to hear you live in Brighton, London or Bristol.

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

there's no monarchy in AMERICA

[@chiragshetty4608]

If u arent making good money then why go for 3rd and 4th child . Why have a big family . Why should other ppl pay for ur decision to have a big family when u can'tafford it. I didnt go for a single child till i wasnt sure i can take care of it.

[@samcad-ho3ze]

Plus she has def been spending on food, look at her. This isn’t poverty. Poverty is starving and freezing. We are supposed to feel sorry for this fat lazy homeowner. GTF.

[@elgrs5756]

Yes 👏

[@bookmagicroe9553]

@chirag: many times families have children when the economy is good or when the parent(s) are making decent money. Then something goes wrong _ a job loss, a major health problem, and they find themselves in financial difficulty. Remember, the children of today will be our teachers, doctors, road pavers, farmers, home builders, etc. of tomorrow. It is to the benefit of all society to take care of the children.

[@chiragshetty4608]

@@bookmagicroe9553 firstly prepare urself for the future . If u don't know the future then have only 1 or 2 kids. Also these children is more likely will become future benefit loaders or cruminals of future. U learn from ur parents.

[@bbuzz1687]

@@bookmagicroe9553 nope, they are people who will only ever do casual, low paid work.

[@pip1723]

Austerity has done untold damage to this country.

[@edmills9160]

Thank you channel 4 for highlighting this and other government failures

[@888ssss]

where is dad ?

[@mogznwaz]

Highlighting people’s failures, bad decisions and fecklessness

[@RR.LL.3B]

@@mogznwaz wtf

[@marilynalexander5446]

@@mogznwaz think itsmore of a result of living for today with no heed to tomorrow, no savings no matter how small

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

this is ridiculous

[@williamrobison1043]

I wish no one was homeless or in poverty ever.

[@SMD965OFFICIAL]

Me too

[@prp3231]

I believe in Father Christmas 🎅

[@prp3231]

I wish father Xmas will give me benefits

[@paulines4441]

I'm so glad I do not live in UK.Its got to be the worst country in Europe for living standards.Child care costs,rent costs,house prices,awful food and the most expensive travel costs in the world.

[@katerinabezouskova7155]

You are absolutely right! Just add 0 customer service, no GP access and shocking services ....

[@rayosullivan4398]

The travel is good and cheap i think the food is great maybe the rest of it sucks

[@sloeberdoet]

@@rayosullivan4398 The food isn't good at all.

[@OdachiRain]

2:23 shes eager to say shes got a home but she has the OPTION of downsizing, moving her mortgage or selling. i have sympathy for her but at the same time shes getting food from a place where others go because they have nothing. they cant afford rent or they are homeless, shes not the same as them

[@musicms7723]

I was completely confused when she said she was a homeowner, she has options to increase her income even if she doesn’t want to sale up, knowing that she is struggling to feed the kids, what is she playing at? I wanted to sympathise but logically I couldn’t, she also mentions ‘we’ so there is a partner involved who may be able to work even if she doesn’t want to.

[@evanangel2022]

The worst is yet to come

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

start over

[@evanangel2022]

@@angelachanelhuang1651 we need to team up and clean up the mess Ange

[@kimcolligan7948]

I think your right this is just the tip of the iceberg

[@evanangel2022]

@@kimcolligan7948 you better believe it Kim

[@prp3231]

Under Labor, the future looks good

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

Imagine how hard it's been for some folks who work for minimum wage now, people had their purchasing power corroded some were addictive to savings and some are even getting into bad debt. UK . It's not good it's bad. But of course UK can have a fortune reduction on the inflation, I'm fighting really hard to believe it won't have a Brexit negative impact. So people won't recover as they did before, it means food will keep high in UK since production is low and imports are high. Or government solve a difficult problem it has never managed before trying to get into European market again or fixing UK production of basic unprocessed foods. Will they need more cheap labour or AI innovation? How about the investment they'll have to pocket? Taxpayers in difficult time? Will the food industry be given as a gift to the private sector? Will the private international multibillion sector and shareholders support govern our food? Will big companies control the food production because all the farms were sold cheap for the capital international market? Will UK be the first country with a status of develop become undeveloped because of the current capital model of slavery. Does UK has to go through it? I always loved British people for their social integration but do they really need to go through that if their government fail them with this? I know Brit won't accept a dictatorship, but.... monopoly on the market... How much the government will sell its people if they allow. I tell you all UK WAKE UP!! Truthcontest, google it

[@TruthWillprevail13]

Please pray for me and my children. Prayers are all I need. I’m so discouraged and I’m losing hope. I’ve had so many people come against me that do not know me or my situation. OUR HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS the truth and my heart! My struggles are real! Jesus hear my prayers. I still trust in you and will keep my faith even though it is so very difficult at this time. I’m constantly faced with hardships and can barely support my two sons. Both of my boys are autistic and non verbal. I’m a single mom and I’m overwhelmed. Since covid I can’t seem to get back on my feet. I lost my job at Forsyth hospital for declining the vaccine. I declined because of my health conditions lupus and heart disease. I recently started waitressing and I’m glad to be working. But I’m just not making enough to get by. Every month is a struggle choosing groceries over paying bills. Struggling to pay rent. I know God doesn’t give us more than we can handle I will keep faith even though I truly want to give up. Jesus hear my prayers and keep me and my children safe I’m losing hope. ❤

[@SorminaESar]

Amen❤🙏🙏🙏 keep on praying and hoping to Jesus Christ❤🙏🙏🙏

[@mickeypye2593]

GOD DOES NOT EXSIST

[@demeterontheinternet]

Please also consider some help from other people too if you need someone to talk to. A lot of listening ears were put on this Earth - you can choose who is best for you. Sometimes God works through others - please keep reaching out for help ❤❤❤❤❤ it will come

[@SorminaESar]

@@demeterontheinternet yes🙏

[@p5rsona]

feels like we are living in a nightmare

[@muhammaduddin9268]

Blame Brexit for the problems.

[@marcoantoniochierici]

@@muhammaduddin9268 No. Blame koran for the problems.

[@IrishLadASMR]

​@@marcoantoniochierici it's all Brexit, you clown

[@winstoningram99]

​@@muhammaduddin9268 Nah. Blame covid

[@p5rsona]

@@muhammaduddin9268 im not in england but I see the same political corruption everywhere

[@saralynfosnight5139]

One of the things the people running this program understand is that it is important to give low-income people some sense that they have control over their lives. The single most upsetting aspect of poverty is the sense of lack of control over the elements of their lives, including where they live, what they eat, what clothes they wear, when they move in to a place, and so on.

[@niksiever3135]

TBF if you can barely afford one or two children do not have a third and a fourth. Because they aren’t just a financial burden on the family but also on the taxpayers.

[@allahp1570]

Your a genius Nik, who would’ve thought, maybe they should just abandon them altogether 🤣

[@niksiever3135]

Where did I say that they should be abandoned? Once you have a kid or two you are very aware of your financial situation and if you can’t afford more just don’t have more.

[@fionanicholson1995]

In 20 years when the British born population is dwarfed by immigrants, you'll regret not having more children.

[@prp3231]

​@@niksiever3135look, you're being old fashioned. Besides, the UK AND its people believe in benefit system which allows the poor to have limitless number of children.

[@tropics8407]

Why does the government cancel VAT on food items so we can all get a 20% price reduction ?

[@tropics8407]

@@0atheist ok

[@tropics8407]

@@0atheistYes got that one wrong. Thx for the correction. I do think the government should be looking to reduce the tax burden not increase it but hopefully the plucky British can revive the economy 🙏

[@kevinsyd2012]

Most food items you'd buy from the shops or supermarket have zero VAT. But meals you'd eat in a restaurant or takeaways are 20% VAT. Specific snacks like crisps, ice cream and soft drinks are standard rate, meanwhile, milk is zero-rated.

[@louisemerriman1079]

I dont understand why people in poverty continue to reproduce

[@SMD965OFFICIAL]

Because Stupidity is something that can't be fixed.

[@rayosullivan4398]

I don't understand why you can't understand

[@logicdied6766]

No the two child limit should stay

[@XORTION]

It’s the whole system. They don’t teach kids about money and finance and this gets lost in a generation. The rich get rich (governments/big leaders) in the stock market propping up the companies stock price who they gain from by earnings. however that company is paying minimum wage to employees and it’s a circle.

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

Bankers control government bodies and democracy, public education failure, health care failure, housing failure are the result after sometime, the intention of capital owners are to break the public service apart and what is functioning with government support so then they can privatise and destroy like a cancer the core of society. This is like a third world country after sometime when poverty grows and the State steal from the poor growing poor citizens their right and benefits. Before UK was compared to Europe, now UK will be compared soon with eastern European countries and be snobbed by Poland

[@ponuruvens.r.3108]

True enough...

[@r8chlletters]

Honestly everyone is so close to poverty it’s amazing the number isn’t higher. Gone are the good paying jobs and reasonable housing and basics. We are the the precipice of a real catastrophe in western countries if we don’t get honest and stop this spiral.

[@hmq9052]

It was much worse in the 1950s / 1970s/ 1980s

[@M_SC]

@@hmq9052not the 80s. Historically the classes were so far apart economically they were almost different races of people. Things greatly improved in this regard after the NHS was invented and schools were reformed. For example the first studies of children’s corpses for medical research in the 1800s was on poor children. Then when a rich kid died they would do an autopsy and say wow his liver is twice as big as normal. But “normal” was half the size of a healthy child’s liver because the medical research children were so deprived of health their organs were different sizes and colours. The rich kid had died of something else less noticeable. In the 50s the NHS started thanks to the Labour Party. And the economic recovery after the war helped most people. Poor people since then haven’t been nearly as poor. Poor people in the 70s and 80s were still a lot better off than any time before

[@KingsguardRP]

When do the women hold accountability for spreading their legs for bad men? 100 years ago, women were not out there drinking, doing drugs and sleeping around. They prioritised choosing good men who are providers. Fast forward to radical feminism and 'i dont need a man. I'm a strong and independent' mindset taking over, governments giving out handouts and rewarding bad decisions, this is the outcome. Slow decline of society.

[@hmq9052]

@@M_SC I think we're on the same page. Youth unemployment in the 80s was big though. Middle class families didn't eat out. If your TV packed up you banged it for 5 years before replacing it. People today have no idea.

[@azfellcrowley5860]

​@@hmq9052 Just because some were swimming in the sewage full rivers in the past, do we have to as well?

[@chrisharding9531]

Does the government actually care..... no! Or they wouldn't have led us down this continued destructive path.

[@Nickle314]

You have made an assumption that they can change path. They can't. There's 16 trillion pounds of socialist pension debts hidden off the books. That debt is increasing at 10% a year. So the problem is you are evading tax, like Mr Min Wage. You aren't paying your £600,000 debt and you aren't paying that £60,000 annual increase.

[@coreyc1685]

It's about how they view the world. Most conservatives have a worldview in which the market is the perfect distribution system for punishment and reward. That means if you're not rich you're either lazy or stupid and deserve to suffer under whatever little the market provides. What we would call the working class they consider to be a collection of individual failures.

[@Nickle314]

@@coreyc1685 Wrong. The reason people are poor is almost entirely down to the state redistributing their wealth. If we take the US. $300 trillion of pension debts, hidden off the books. All the payments to social security, redistributed, given to others. Massive government employee debts, in the form of pensions, all off the books. But the poor get taxed to pay that, non goes on services. So what if the poor had had their wealth, their surplus income invested instead of being given to someone else? Yep, they wouldn't be poor. They aren't failures, they are victims of the government's pension fraud.

[@sueyourself5413]

@@Nickle314 If everything is backwards, you're right! You think that people on minimum wage avoid taxes? I just don't have the energy. Please don't procreate.

[@ssuwandi3240]

I blame decoupling with China.. this is what the shortsighted hegemony / warmongers Geopolitics get you

[@Renvaar1989]

Here's a thought... Why don't people below the poverty line stop having children they can't afford? And the solution is to let them have MORE kids?

[@jorgevieira4489]

Poverty is what I saw in Brazil She has a car and a charity to help

[@kimcolligan7948]

Sell your car

[@angelachanelhuang1651]

food prices are lower in AMERICA

[@kanedNunable]

stop simping. why should we have to get to 3rd world levels?

[@yvonneholmes2990]

AND A SMALL BABY

[@harpsailorharp6716gg]

​@@yvonneholmes2990 exactly . she says she is her mums carer but then got knocked up and has a 1 year she just doesn't want to work

[@Nickle314]

Looks like the mother ate all the food in your thumbnail

[@sonicfactory-uk]

End this Tory government NOW.

[@marxk4rl]

That 0bese woman is not an image of poverty. I've seen poor, hungry people, no one was 0verweight. You can't pretend you're poor when you stuff your mouth with food all day long.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

And shes a home owner.

[@ewakrol9258]

I don't know from where do you come from but being fat is today symbol of being poor. Well do financially people have money and time to stay thin and beautiful. Beggrs eat ultra processed food with high sugar content because it is the cheapest.

[@wurstsalatohnegurke]

Since when is there shame in wearing old clothes? Get a grip

[@mattpowell6291]

She needs to stop eating all the food in the house. That will solve her poverty problems.

[@tjmarx]

It is dishonest to frame this as something new. Between 1995 and 2021 DWP relative poverty figures for children in working households fluctuate between 60% and 71%. Those numbers increasing during a period of high inflation should only be a surprise to those who do not understand inflation. It is the devaluation of currency, that is a pound is worth less today than it was worth yesterday and that results in reduced buying power. If you had £100 in the bank yesterday and today that £100 is only worth £91.50 you've lost £8.50 you can never get back no matter what you do. When tomorrow that £91.50 is worth £84 you start to see the problem. There is very little in economics more insidious than high inflation, it stills your wealth from right in your pocket and it doesn't discriminate on socioeconomic class. Inflation makes EVERYONE poorer. So if you're already on the edge of poverty before high inflation, it plunges you in. That's why you get a jump in these figures. It's also why government and the bank of England are doing everything in their power to stamp out inflation as quickly as possible. That includes refusing to lament to the demands of unions. Raising wages makes that problem worse. It devalues currency at a faster rate and increases consumer prices. A double whammy that effects everyone not just those whom got a wage rise. You are being dishonest too when you talk about non-whites being more likely to be in poverty. You need to break those figures down further to show a truthful picture. What you're really talking about is low and no skill migrants whom have come ob asylum claims, some of whom have received refugee status. You're also talking about imported low and no skill labour by specific sectors, such as privately run social care. These groups are paid below minimum wage, and they further drive down wages across the economy. If you want to fix wages in low and no skill sectors, you need to cut off the tap for international supply of low and no skill labour. That means ending the practice of international recruitment from developing countries (particularly SEA) for low and no skilled labour, and preventing illegal border crossings by economic migrants. It also means keeping a better eye on genuine refugees such that they are sent home as soon as the war or persecution in their home country is over. Schools need to be funded properly. Maths does need to be compulsory throughout K-12. So does English. The curriculum needs to be reviewed and fixed, and the university system needs to be overhauled so it isn't just profit driven business trying to fleece international students. Business needs to be consulted in education reforms to ensure the education is pumping out the workforce needed. That afterall is it's job. Teaching staff need to be retrained to actually be engaging, to fix student retention in high school. The stats don't lie, children in working poor families tend to be the children of high school dropouts. Those children are then 4x more likely to have behavioural problems and drop out of school too making it a multigenerational problem. More needs to be done to keep those kids at risk in school and encourage them into tertiary training so they have a higher earning future then their parents before them. There's more variables at play here, but ultimately this comes down to inadequate investment in productivity (not growth), infrastructure, education and border control over the last 50 years. Governments can't spend revenues they do not have however, which means the constant tax cuts over the last 25 years need to be wound back to fix the budget deficit.

[@susanwestern6434]

Spot on.

[@prosl11]

Nonsense, inflation is like a hidden tax wealth is going to the government!!

[@RussleMillaldinho]

This is result of getting payed the same and the value of the currency decreases day by day

[@finnogorman5683]

If she's in poverty, how is she overweight?

[@tiredgardener]

Cheap food is very unhealthy, so I imagine the food she eats is of a very poor quality, that is to say laced with sugar, which is what causes weight gain.

[@finnogorman5683]

@@tiredgardener yeah that's a fair point, but when I think poverty, I think not enough to eat.

[@tiredgardener]

@@finnogorman5683 usually, but with modern ultra processed food, we see poor people who eat it pile on weight. It used to be that poverty meant being emaciated, but now it has changed.

[@finnogorman5683]

@@tiredgardener but to get overweight you need to eat more calories than you're burning. So if the cheap foods she's eating is high in calories, surely she wouldn't need much of it. Surely money is being wasted on food that she doesn't need to eat? Unless she has to eat a lot of processed food to accumulate the little nutrients it has?

[@tiredgardener]

@@finnogorman5683 in a word, Sugar. It packs a lot of calories, makes food that is shite taste nice, cheap to produce, wo is easily available (and usually heavily promoted with BOGOF deals). The ultra processed foods are low in nutritional value (minerals, fibre, etc), but high in calories due to the high sugar content. Which is what causes obesity... along with sedatory lifestyles in the modern world. All the while the cheap food isn't filling, so is eaten quite a bit... which means a big intake of calories with little to make someone feel full.

[@vonikurstratovski2484]

I would love to have a concise definition of what they consider poverty in the UK. Living below minimum wage?. Having 3,4 million children in poverty is an outrageous situation.

[@hyramhackenbacker3953]

Katie-May Chapman who has been using a food bank for a year doesn't look like she has been going short of food. I grew up in the 50's and we were poor,my Mother was a stick like woman who would skip meals so us four kids were never hungry, we never went to bed without something to eat first even if it was only bread and dripping. I vowed that my kids would never live in a cold house and never be without food, And if that meant I had to go without then so be it. Also I would have loved a 5% mortgage rate, Mine went up to nearly 16%, I did what I had to do to make ends meet and lived within my means. You always look after your Children first, after all they never asked to be here. I can't believe that some kids don't get a hot meal a home.

[@Fox-in-the-north]

Scrapping the 2 child limit on benefits isnt a great idea though is it. That just rewards people for having more kids. How does that help anything? If you cant afford to have 5 kids. Dont have 5 kids. Living wage still isnt high enough for the poorest but if you increase it, inflation will increase further. Costs have to come down first, otherwise, you flood the market with extra money that only causes prices to continue to rise.

[@lrsco]

13 years of Conservative government

[@sophietucker3163]

If you can’t afford kids, don’t have a baby.

[@PsyChoAnaLize]

I feel the deepest for the children.

[@MegaVuvu]

Ah when the rich get richer this is the result

[@rayosullivan4398]

So people should not get rich make an effort in life or sit back and do nothing

[@jaisriram295]

Live in poverty but got this seasons united kit 😂😂😂

[@kimcolligan7948]

Not everybody

[@NathanSaor1798]

Could be donations

[@cianog]

Where are both parents?

[@bradleyparker9233]

Don't have kids if you can't afford them

[@keith8609]

I think the word poverty is used very loosely these days

[@joannebailey2290]

When I was a child there were no food banks or pawn shops . Surely this means the standard of living has dramatically dropped in the UK ??

[@juanfran579]

Those people running the food banks are the ones with real dignity and not those millionaires like Rishi Sunak, who only go to these places for the photo and to ask people why they don't try to build up a stock exchange business.

[@kimcolligan7948]

Didn't ask one of the people waiting for a meal why are you here today ffs had they not briefed him where he was

[@gion1988]

want have kids but dont have enough money to feed kids. what logic is this.....

[@michaelbardill5310]

How can some be living in "poverty" if they own their own home and run a car? Relative poverty is pure nonsense. If you have kids, you pay for them, it's that simple😊

[@adrianrouse5148]

Many people's mortgage payments have doubled. And public transport doesn't provide enough coverage. To get to work I would need three different buses with plenty of waiting. And a one mile walk when I get of.

[@lolavonwrinkle1617]

Would you rather they sold their houses then and used social housing? And it’s not that simple, life happens. Disability and death happen. Things change.

[@trildi]

@@lolavonwrinkle1617 No, but sell it and move to a smaller one. The goal is to always live *below* your means. Why can't anyone budget and plan ahead these days? (NB health issues excluded of course)

[@ghostcuffs5816]

Spot on. These people are cheeky and don't know the meaning of real poverty

[@adrianrouse5148]

@@trildi the UK pay to costs ratio has never been as bad as it is today. That's why there are these horrendous fifty years mortgages. And other scheme's that bring the buying of a house within grasp. But this inflation is now biting hard and many are struggling. I to budgeted and bought my first home many years ago. But it's far harder today.

[@Storytimewithmammabear]

Your not living in poverty if you can afford a mortgage and to run a car. You probably have a savings account to take the kids on holiday, unless the other parent has a disability or is a carer there is no reason not to be in work. Probably have a few subscriptions, Nike trainers and a big tv with console don’t they. People have been living beyond their means for way too long and it is too easy to say the government should be doing more. There are some children in absolute poverty where they don’t have anything to play with and have never been on holiday, these people need to give their heads a wobble.

[@NathanSaor1798]

I agree to a certain extent. Even with postwar labour people were proud to work and didn’t spend money on stupidly expensive things. It’s not just that I’ve grown up in a low income area with council homes and flats and you walk past they are all wearing the best new shoes, Canada goose coats, newest iPhone and AirPods etc. Of course there are real wage pressures like housing costs which does need to be addressed and there are those in poverty with abolutely no fault of choice but there should be a band of stupid poverty which definitely does exist and I say this as someone in stupid poverty

[@usha4345]

Exactly why should we pay for single parents who keep having childrens ob the state

[@dianewalker9154]

Working at a minimum wage job is poverty in itself, even without children.

[@nickybrooks6942]

If the government is doing such a great job off making sure kids have enough to eat why is my daughter always needing to "borrow" money from me to get the esentials such as bread and milk from me when I am on diability payments ? The borrow is in brackets because I know that it is never coming back because she cant afford it but I will not see my grandchildren go hungry ! I know that her and her partner skip meals on alternative days to make sure the kids are fed a hot meal every day which isnt easy as 1 off them is lactose intollerant which costs even more ..

[@BBeowulf]

Because you’re paying for a million new arrivals to live a life of luxury every year and a government that fattens bankers pockets

[@Bringon-dw8dx]

Are you sure you’ve applied to everything you are entitled to? What does your monthly income look like? Lactose intolerance shouldn’t be costing any more to feed? Dairy is general is quite expensive and cutting it out will decrease your shopping bill if anything

[@io3002]

Is it government responsibility to feed your grandchildren? I don't think so.

[@kimcolligan7948]

Is it our reasonable responsibility to subside the meals and alcohol is the house of commons for all those rich m ps I know who I,d rather subsidise are you a tory by any chance, let them eat cake springs to mind

[@sloeberdoet]

If she has more than two children she chose her problems herself. Others don't have to pay for her life choices.

[@debrarouselle9761]

My spouse and I live in the US. Groceries that cost us 600.00 a month a few months back now cost over 800. There are 2 of us we do not eat steaks or any high end meats. It is ridiculous that food continually to rises . Fresh vegetables in particular are outrageously priced.

[@pugscaniche7866]

Why having kids if they can't afford them 🙅‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

[@rayosullivan4398]

Maybe they can't afford condoms

[@sloeberdoet]

@@rayosullivan4398 BS. There are other relatively cheap contraceptives around now. All excuses.

[@harpsailorharp6716gg]

Do not have a child if you are in.poverty ...simple !!

[@a70770]

Or maybe the government should ensure its citizens can survive and live a good life

[@harpsailorharp6716gg]

@a70770 maybe people shouldn't bring kids into the world when they themselves struggle:/ xxx

[@Farzocalypse21]

But Tory donors are doing ok right? Thank goodness. You get what you vote for!!!!

[@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717]

If it wasn't tory's doners it would be labour's doners, it wouldn't make a difference its the same bankers control democracy and governing bodies

[@strangemagic5502]

​@@nowisgodinyourlovelylife717I agree, it makes no difference who's in power

[@mickeypye2593]

@@strangemagic5502 BALLICKS ...

[@strangemagic5502]

@@mickeypye2593 you obviously lick them

[@curiositycloset2359]

Yep, serco is doing fantastically. As are the migrants, getting free food and board.

[@sutty85]

She runs a car ( and a good one) ot better than mine and work full time, I'm stuck renting... . Even i can buy food for me and my .child. and she has a mortgage. .. 😂😂😂 ehat a Joke. She isn't skinny either.

[@Kat-mu8wq]

I can litterely eat absolutely nothing for 3 months and still be fat.. what's your point ? Some people are just naturally bigger. Health issues and genetics play a part in it. Being fat is very rarely actually about food.

[@1984sebb]

A fat homeowner who is driving a car is not experiencing poverty. She has no shame in taking advantage of that cheap food whilst others who have far less are doing without... Nobody in this video has any experience with real poverty. They just don't have as much as they think they are entitled to.

[@trildi]

They said she cares for her mother, presumably full time.

[@BIASED_YOUTUBE]

That womans BMI does not suggest poverty

[@mariatt293]

actually obesity is associated with poverty. junk foods are much cheaper and they tend to focus their diet on cheap carbs rather than quality food

[@susanwestern6434]

@@mariatt293 So where are the images of grossly overweight and morbidly obese in the 1930s during the financial depression? The low income people were thin in those days.

[@BIASED_YOUTUBE]

@@mariatt293 instead of spending £5 on a big mac meal she can do what I do and spend £2 on potatoes, £1 on frozen veg, £1 on butter and £1 on extras and have at least four days worth of jacket potatoes which is undeniably better for you especially with added greens (frozen or not)

[@samcad-ho3ze]

@@mariatt293 not true at all. This woman has made a choice.

[@trildi]

@@mariatt293 Soups, rice, pasta and potatoes cost very little money and are healthy staples. It's just about engaging the brain, budgeting and actually cooking.

[@duman5596]

_Poverty makes ppl in africa skinny but in UK, they are fat._

[@shauncameron8390]

Don't you just love welfare?

[@Kat-mu8wq]

Because our food is full of chemicals and is processed which makes us fat. In Africa no food is processed so what they eat doesn't make them gain weight. You can't compare the 2

[@sloeberdoet]

@@Kat-mu8wq If you have not enough to eat even processed food you lose weight. If you're still fat it means you still have enough calories in your body.

[@Draxindustries1]

A large part of the problem is children born with non working parents. Work, save money, obtain a good working background with further education if necessary then have children if desired but so many have kids with no means of supporting them but instead rely on handouts provided by the govt financially supported by tax payers. Benefits are seen by some as the alternative way of life, its not, its the scroungers way of life...

[@MENSA.lady2]

Remember the old adage. "if you can't feed them don't breed them '

[@myknowledgechan]

Also remember the old adage: "If your people are still hungry, don't buy other countries weapons for war." I don't know what stupidity has descended on the UK, preferring to buy weapons of war for Ukraine rather than buying a loaf of bread for its citizens.

[@rickyraw5457]

Absolutely appalling......when the illegal Immigrants are been given everything they need for free.....having never contributed into our economy... Our children are the most precious commodity they should never be living in poverty we are first world country.... What will it take to address this ?????

[@stevewilson250]

Average salary of a UK MP is £84k. Average UK salary is £29k. Totally out of touch with reality. People like Joseph Howes should be the ones who help make the policies. A two child limit for benefits seems wrong. Remember, 70% of these families have someone who is employed.

[@sloeberdoet]

Two child limit for benefits is the best. I wish we had it too in Belgium. It is a stop to breed like rabbits which mostly will live of benefits in the future.

[@me-ug4yw]

This crisis is far reaching & in most part hidden. People feel shame and mental health will undoubtedly be affected. Thanks to these food banks/charities things would be much worse 😢

[@prakasavlogs]

it would be helpful if the gov help them rather than sending 2.4Bn to other countries for war

[@VaucluseVanguard]

So they had kids knowing they couldn’t afford them?

[@babydragoncreature]

The issue is a lack of sustainable, consistent, and high-quality childcare.

[@kungdu]

Well... yeah everything is so damn expensive. Everyone is freaking greedy.

[@NNicholeHE]

If you want more then 2 children support them by yourself. It’s not right that you can make babies but depend on others to support them. If you want benefits force them to take birth control or No benefits. This is BS rewarding reckless behavior.

[@arthurdixon5890]

The minimum wage causes this. Business are being artificially propped up by the taxpayer.

[@samcad-ho3ze]

She doesn’t look hungry. At all.

[@dundunsar]

where does the money come from? productivity is so low and dropping

[@Rapture1776]

Poverty stricken children with Apple watch? Yeah right.

[@emm_arr]

This is the flip side of keepingJacob Rees-Mogg's corporation tax payments artificially low.

[@jameschamberlain5817]

I can't stand him. He's a vile human creature

[@brbhave2p00p4]

*No kids no problem*

[@Kat-mu8wq]

Not really.. I have no children, and I'm 31 this year and still living with my mother because I have no money to live on my own.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

Absolute rubbish 😂 Size of that woman! And she owns her property! 😅

[@samcad-ho3ze]

Yet we are supposed to get our violins out. There are people with severely disabled kids who have lives full of work and stress who get less than this woman.

[@equalitypeace1695]

And the tories are just fighting who to give peerages to

[@33onlytwin]

It's no wonder things are as they are when you look at some of the disgusting comments here.

[@Tuvix]

2:25 she looks as if only she ate 90% of the food :D :D :D

[@july99887766]

71% of poor children are having atleast one parent working..this statistics is misleading coz if a parent is working part time say for 15hra a week, it would be shown as working but everyone knows it's not sufficient

[@rayosullivan4398]

I taught it was 71.3 percent this is misleading

[@sloeberdoet]

Here in Belgium it is already more than two decades not possible to live of one fulltime wage. You need already two fulltime wages to live a little bit normal. I don't understand why UK thinks you still can live off one people working wage. Yes if it is a very high paying job like lawyer or doctor or something but not working class wages you need to work fulltime both to make ends meet.

[@Aviator2224]

Sadly the government don’t realise that these kids are the country’s future. If they are in poverty right now sadly their future is not bright which will sadly impact their future. They are potentially less likely to find work which could lead to unemployment. This will of course have an impact on the country’s tax revenue. Wish the country helped now to reduce the burden in the future.

[@Handleinthewind123]

That would require politicians to see beyond the prospect of election or re-election, and conceive of a big picture for the country.

[@SamuelBlack84]

I don't understand why everyone has to have kids

[@ihatelife486]

They cannot stop opening their legs.

[@sloeberdoet]

It is normally a basic human need but you don't have to breed more than two in these day and age.

[@TheLightningeater]

Let me put my gammon hat on. "Labour would make it worse, the need to stop spending on smart phones and Netflix, should get a better job, bring back boris". Tories are a jokeand no one is laughing unless you are a sociopath

[@francescapowell1538]

It’s disgusting. How have the government let things get so bad? This is England and it’s pitiful.

[@Rita-tr6cq]

Money goes to Ukraine and on the hotel for illegalls instead of giving it to the British kids. It makes me angry too.

[@honeybunch6473]

Corporates before people

[@johnmoore9862]

10 years of Tory austerity shows you just how much they hate us.

[@tarocchistarsalephtarocchi3026]

Taxes taxes taxes! You work as mule and you have to pay taxes. In Italy is the same.