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Poverty Chapter 29 part 2 - Coggle Diagram
Poverty Chapter 29 part 2
distribution of poverty in Ireland.
Early School Leavers: May have fewer or no qualifications prohibiting work attainment.
Older People: may be solely dependant on state pension , which may not be enough to meet basic needs.
One-parent Families: May be unable to find a job with flexible working hours. Childcare may be very expensive.
People with illness, disability or special needs: May not be physically, mentally or emotionally able to work. May experience discrimination by potential employers, prohibiting work attainment.
Migrants: may have sufficient qualifications but experience discrimination by potential employers. May have to send most of their wages to family in their country of origin, reducing income for themselves.
Children: May be dependant on parents who are unemployed and solely reliant on social welfare payments, which is often not enough to meet basic needs.
Causes of poverty
Cycle of Poverty: Children who are brought up in poverty are more likely to repeat the cycle themselves.
Economic Recession: During periods of high unemployment and dependency on state benefits, more people live on or below the poverty line.
Poor Education: Lack of encouragement for educational achievement results in students leaving school early with no formal qualifications or skills.
Low paid jobs: Lack of educational opportunities leads to unskilled, low paid employment.
Family Type: Lone parents living on state benefits and large families with just one income often live in poverty.
Social problems: Alcohol, drugs and gambling addictions all result in money being spent elsewhere.
Increasing cost of living: Housing costs, food bills and utility bills e.g. electricity are all increasing putting pressure on already limited incomes.
Lack of skills: example household management, budgeting, culinary
Cycle of Deprivation in Families: One aspect of poverty contributes to another an creases a never ending cycle. e.g. poor education leads to unemployment or poorly paid jobs, which in turn lead to poor education.
Cycle of Deprivation in Geographical Locations: poverty is a national problem. It is not confined to one particular area, although areas of high unemployment have a higher percentage than others.
Poverty Trap: people who receive unemployment and other state benefits lose them if they return to work. If the wages they receive are less than the combined state benefits, they might decide to continue living on state benefits as they would receive more money. this situation is called poverty trap.