Which groups of people are living in poverty?
The groups most likely to include people living in poverty are:
- those without employment or those in part-time employment
- those on low pay
- those with disabilities or those who have long-term illness
- young people not in employment, education or training
- people experiencing homelessness
- children
- pensioners
- women
- people in lower social classes
- people from ethnic minority backgrounds
The causes of inequality
