UK's Poorest Families hit Hardest by Recession and Austerity

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A leading British charity warns that 3.5 million children in the United Kingdom are growing up below the poverty line, while the divide between rich and poor continues to accelerate faster than anywhere else in the developed world.
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@MultiSyds 10 жыл бұрын

When you think about it, our real problems are colleges and universities. They make their classes so overpriced so that the poor can't afford it. It is why people born poor stay poor. And as the housing prices increase, the university prices stay the same.

@bighands69 10 жыл бұрын

It is more than just colleges and universities charging. The UK government is spending too much money and in turn they are then taxing the people to pay for this. And what this does it removes money from peoples pockets that they cannot spend in the economy which creates jobs.

@gorgondrifter458 3 жыл бұрын

A large part of it is the job market too. Many employers outsource for cheaper rates, want younger and cheaper employees and degrees seem to mean nothing for many job applications and even go against you if you try to get a customer service job. If you have a gap due to illness, it's really really hard to get work and most of the industries outside of London were stripped away from the Thatcher era onwards, leaving few industries but customer service and health care in more of the poorest areas. Add onto that poorer health in poverty stricken areas, increasing mental health issues and addictions and it's no wonder so many people are struggling to find their footing. I have ten years work experience in customer service and an English degree and I cannot get a job in Subway after leaving a previous job due to mental health issues. There is little to no support for people with mental health to aide them back into the job market and/or to find a promising career path where I live.

@ceiramortimer8287 8 жыл бұрын

OMG why don't the government give that mom money she I'll for Christ sake her kids NEED food what the hell is wrong with this world

@rosemaryspencer2696 6 жыл бұрын

Ceira Mortimer the rich don't give a shit about the poor.

@aDIYCarGuy 10 жыл бұрын

the nation is wealthy, the people are not

@vytautasdzindzirbekeris3784 6 жыл бұрын

make business, contribute to Britain, think think think think and you will be wealthy :) where is the problem?

@andrewwright. 5 жыл бұрын

True words.

@flumpaustin1994 5 жыл бұрын

@@vytautasdzindzirbekeris3784 Britain is not set up like that!

@Josh24s 5 жыл бұрын

The people need to get something called a ‘ job ‘

@summerrr1 4 жыл бұрын

a DIY Car Guy Speak for yourself.

@ichramhussain6226 11 жыл бұрын

My mum was awesome bless her. Dad cheated on her, they divorced, then her mum passed away and I was awful as a child. Still she traveled 100 miles everyday and got a degree in social care and taught Piano lessons in the evenings to give us more money, they stayed up all night writing her essays for university, and got the best marks in the class despite all the stress in her life. I made her life hard and so did my brother and dad. She was a super woman. I love you mum and I miss you very much

@okayisok 10 жыл бұрын

Does the Royal family watch this documentary?

@tomjackson2861 10 жыл бұрын

Why should they? Are you going to be donating any of your money to these poor people? Get over yourself and get off your high horse loser

@jimmythegentconway8690 5 жыл бұрын

@@tomjackson2861 asshole

@askadia 4 жыл бұрын

@@tomjackson2861 He could even get off a horse, indeed, but still he will not be the Ruler of a State.

@gabbipetrutyte7172 4 жыл бұрын

Tom Jackson fuck off

@alaurahwillow155 4 жыл бұрын

It's politicians who need to watch this not royalty. Our royalty has very little power.

@reconnaisancesapper 9 жыл бұрын

So, it too 9 decades for Save the Children fund to realise that there are poor children on their own soil? No wonder why the Island is a hole.

@reconnaisancesapper 8 жыл бұрын

buggeroff Prague, Czech Rep.......and your dump? lolol

@leemorgan8478 10 жыл бұрын

There are poor people living in the UK very poor some starving without food banks I've seen it it's not nice while the rich get richer & the middle classes moaning about pennies & that they will never fit into upperclass society it just makes me sick those who deny it have never seen it .

@luzfigueroa1550 6 жыл бұрын

That’s the same horrible thing that’s happening in America it’s horrible. The bank and government made all this shit happened but the bank get a bailout what about our bailout

@thrillamf9679 9 жыл бұрын

The key to ending poverty is education. However once you are trapped in the cycle of poverty it is hard to break out.

@ydschools9745 6 жыл бұрын

But taxpayers can bail out the banks & corp

@zambam3 7 жыл бұрын

Maybe they should stop giving money to the Queen, an expensive figurehead...

@lisastuerm 8 жыл бұрын

London = Hell Stonehenge = Heaven

@MadderMel 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah , when you fall on hard times , the state doesn't give a shit !

@ezekieljewish8046 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone who wants to work but cannot due to illness, should be helped until they get better. Anyone who doesn't want to work, should not. It's that simple.

@kimsmith4563 8 жыл бұрын

foodbanks, people are only allowed to use them three times a year,how helpful is that,its disgusting when government live so well,rich as f c and they don't care

@Michelle-qd9gm 3 жыл бұрын

Kim Smith here here

@ryanwhite7398 5 жыл бұрын

this is a crime against humanity, how dare the government let this happen

@adeola9914 6 жыл бұрын

The saddest thing is that the trend of proverty is increasing, rather than decreasing. An increasing gap between rich and poor also continues. So sad.

@MadderMel 7 жыл бұрын

Working conditions at some places are shocking !

@shanhami2433 7 жыл бұрын

uk govt is busy in helping and giving benifits for non european immigrants who are not eligible for that...most of the non european immigrants are working full time secretly and claming benifits... very sad to say..

@vytautasdzindzirbekeris3784 6 жыл бұрын

Muslims do this a lot, but not all of them do not get me wrong....

@TutorialTrove7453 6 жыл бұрын

shan hami You are a dangerously dellusional racist! Individual.

@killak5106 6 жыл бұрын

Sebastian Sivillica its not racist its just facts broo i seen this happening all over UK but bear in mind not ALL of them do this...

@andrewgoodbody2121 5 жыл бұрын

shan hami yup, you blame the immigrants and continue to be blind to the actual perpetrators of this scandal... the government

@nisreen1982 5 жыл бұрын

shan hami you r right, when I lived in England, I saw that first hand. Among places I lived in, I lived in Bradford for 2 years and people assumed as I’m not British that it’s ok for them to tell me how they scam the government for benefits. They all worked under the table and got money from work but claimed benefits. They also hated white British people (called them pigs, infidels etc). It was shocking to me to see how stupid the government is in giving them everything. They are experts in manipulating the system. Some married couple claimed they r divorced in order to claim more benefits.

@MadderMel 7 жыл бұрын

The food banks are fantastic ! Thanks to them !

@brisvegas859 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Margarete Thatcher, your legacy lives on

@georgiabennett4902 5 жыл бұрын

Why don't the shops give food they don't sell to the people that need it. and clothes I think if some goverment worker made a law that nothing useable can be thrown away it would make our country use the wasted products useable even like charity shops people could go to a place where they can purchase beds blankets ect for free .

@enzomaidana 10 жыл бұрын

plus in england you got that 'training' custom where the employers make you work and they dont have to pay you the hours worked becuase he was training you!! they 'train' you to wash dishes and if heshe dont like the way you use the soup they send you home without paying a nickel. what da fuck is that! In america you make me work for 2 hours you pay 2 hours wheter you liked or not the way a worked.

@Borat911 9 жыл бұрын

I always believed the UK and Europe was like a paradise ... I'm just going to stay here ... I love this country

@gorgondrifter458 3 жыл бұрын

I wish it was a paradise. We have some good things too but a lot of the poverty isn't shown when it comes to Britain. There is a huge class divide and always has been Can I come and live there lol?

@JamieMcgee518 11 жыл бұрын

This seems exactly like the U.S. economy. .. except, we have no universal health care.

@suilvenmountain2395 8 жыл бұрын

10.11 'the gap between the rich and poor is greater than in Charles Dickens' time! Really?

@cosmic4037 5 жыл бұрын

Austerity takes from the POOR WORKERS and gives it to the BANKERS AND CORPORATIONS. Greece is a good example what will happen in UK.

@veronicahurley5403 6 жыл бұрын

Families and the community need to come together and help each other. She is ill and should be shown compassion 😔

@michaelreither1826 6 жыл бұрын

What ever happened to victory gardens? Get the neighborhood together and start growing food!

@alundavies8402 5 жыл бұрын

Michael Reither I do that!

@tinkrogue4881 3 жыл бұрын

That would be amazing!!!

@megamagsykerr3792 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody used to have some man in the family who had an allotment in Scotland. When I was growing up - it was a life saver! Thank god for my uncle. I still remember dipping rhubarb in sugar and home made raspberry jam x

@marksutcliffe7025 11 жыл бұрын

Maybe if we had a sense of community as British people we might actually do something about it.

@tigerlilly1073 10 жыл бұрын

This story mirrors life here in the U.S. for many families..greed is the cause of this on both accounts...

@andrewasprey7248 5 жыл бұрын

It's disgusting that we have stories like this when we arguing so much money to other countries

@DanielBMaximoff 7 жыл бұрын

2016 nothing has change, there is work but the pay is very weak.

@usergently 11 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile back in Buckingfuck Palace....

@jjoyce46 2 жыл бұрын

Same thing going on here in the US! It's a disgrace! Both countries should be ashamed!

@Busybee65 8 жыл бұрын

Zero contract hours, are a result of people not joining trade unions, when they had the chance, and when they had some power left.

@johnmoore9862 6 жыл бұрын

Anton Jankovic, Very true.

@BoredomCorner 11 жыл бұрын

Foolish spending? Based on what? Maybe you haven't noticed, but hardly anyone is hiring at a decent wage anymore.

@tomjackson2861 11 жыл бұрын

If you actually cared about these people, stop blaming the royal family and actually help them!

@stop1676 8 жыл бұрын

Thats just horrible. I live in a very decent area living a normal life; my parents are fine and so are my siblings, it's very sad too see children in great need. I've been donating money quite alot to charities - this might be on my list aswell.

@oldproji 11 жыл бұрын

The average spend on Welfare in the UK is still less than 8% of GDP. Cuts in the Welfare budget will do nothing for the UK debt situation, but will cause missery for many who have to rely on it for no reason whatsoever.

@dianestevens2659 Жыл бұрын

Its 10 years on and its worse now

@wafulamasikaAbbottjesselove 6 жыл бұрын

I am starting to think poverty is an idea. What's being termed poor here is middle class where I come from. It's the margin between Rich and poor we should worry about.

@adamscowcroft5294 11 жыл бұрын

well said, people in poor eastern countries can often grow their own food, in the UK there are many who simply cannot afford it let alone have the space, time or knowledge to grow it

@logothaironsides2942 5 жыл бұрын

It hasnt improved here in 6 years. There are people today having their benefits readjusted because there is now the universal payment and some of them have had their payments stopped for weeks due to bodge ups by the benefits agency. Others are sanctioned(the payments cut or withheld) for not turning up to the job centre appointment due to such ridiculous things as the bus was late and they couldnt make their time slot, Some get a low paying job and lose the whole of a benefit which was the only thing keeping them above water. Shop workers are paid a pittance. Zero hour contracts mean a person is classed as employed but might not actually get any paid work(but it looks great for the reduced unemployment figures) . Interns are expected to work for no income at all. Apprentices are taken on for ridiculous professions and are paid about 3 pounds an hour which is less than half the legal minimum wage.

@Angus1966 11 жыл бұрын

No excuse for cruelty , if all that energy and resource was put into combating the exploitation of the working poor we would have as close to full employment as one can get. Why not force unethical employers to raise working standards , improve OH&s or is that to hard for you tough boy.

@jeanettesteed3326 2 жыл бұрын

Colleges and universities, what about looking at the money spent on the so called royal family. Just a thought.

@9sbmps 8 жыл бұрын

Since it's been like 3 years is the woman free from cancer??What happened to her?

@Samuel115s 10 жыл бұрын

this is bad, i did not know that poverty could get this bad in the UK. i guess first world people can have real problems as well.

@TheIndianMUJAHIDEEN 10 жыл бұрын

First world, are you for real?

@enisahill2436 5 жыл бұрын

This is so sad to hear and see.It is 21 century for fuck sake,something needs to be done as soon as possible.

@porter4216 5 жыл бұрын

The Charities who commission these 'so called' reports pay their Directors huge amounts of money, hundreds of thousands a year.

@Angus1966 11 жыл бұрын

Left school at 15 yrs of age in order to bring in money for food , clothes , heating , and other essentials , you got an excuse for and answer as to why the working poor should remain working poor with hard work as no way out.

@ronakm1987 8 жыл бұрын

The country is supporting other countries yet can't feed their own, so annoying when people have to cut back on food!

@grikes14 11 жыл бұрын

The Chinese one child policy seems good now..

@lynndutt2219 7 жыл бұрын

A far cry from what the Jetsons portrayed. Does anyone else see this condition as appalling?

@dragonslayer7115 7 жыл бұрын

yes

@nuhalao 11 жыл бұрын

This is so wrong. It hurts to watch.

@TheJp316 10 жыл бұрын

Here in the states it's the same rent is 1,700 dollars and the wage is 8.00 a hour .sometimes I don't have anything to eat or money for gas no boby care about us we are all alone in this horrible world ,I m one of these people I know what's its like to go to bed hungry .

@sparx180 11 жыл бұрын

Didn't the Duke of Windsor's desk go up for sale, the one where he abdicated. Where did that money go?

@fishing4truth91 6 жыл бұрын

Like the guy in the film Platoon said, "The rich fucking over the poor... always have, always will.

@susanelliott2287 4 жыл бұрын

I felt very sorry for June Wing and her family, I would like to tell June to apply for p.i.p I am certain she would be eligible for it and hope her treatment works soon.

@cadnewham 11 жыл бұрын

I think the example of that woman with leukemia shows how lucky we have it. Free healthcare, 2 unemployed people able to get support to keep rent payed and food. We should really get a grip and realise the situation in other countries

@64SGH 11 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many we have to eat before they put up wages?

@Adjei88 11 жыл бұрын

Oh my friend you dont get it! they dont care, its all about money my friend, your livelihood isnt important to them!

@BoredomCorner 11 жыл бұрын

And what does the Queen have to do with day-to-day policymaking?

@HazyHaydn 9 жыл бұрын

My best friend is British and is 12.. (Im 11) he lives in Chorley near blackpool... Is poverty bad there?

@tomjackson2861 11 жыл бұрын

No, I just hate hearing pointless comments about it

@barrytelesford7107 8 жыл бұрын

Its evident that humans are nuts. Give perks for a few to live lavishly and fight the scrums that the poor asked for. Totally backward thinking

@donaldderp1602 8 жыл бұрын

+Barry Telesford It won't end well.

@barrytelesford7107 8 жыл бұрын

Scrums as in bread scrums

@barrytelesford7107 8 жыл бұрын

But you do understand the point right

@johncook3563 8 жыл бұрын

The thing is there is nothing saying the rest of humanity can't do something about this. It doesn't take a whole lot of effort to lend your hand towards helping them. You know it won't last much longer because my prayers are going out to you all and God has blessed me and now i pray he blesses you all. We need to stand up and end hunger and poverty.

@amanhasnoname1510 5 жыл бұрын

Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?

@hopefullynotgoinghell6364 6 жыл бұрын

Then if you go foodbank too much social services get involved so how is it helpful when you're chastised for it?

@primoknoxville 11 жыл бұрын

You and your channel are so brave

@andrewmorton395 6 жыл бұрын

Its shocking

@trifulquita15 11 жыл бұрын

funny, you can find poor families living in rich countries like UK, and millionaires living in poor countries like Bolivia, Nigeria. The system in this world is totally a mess

@ipcressipcress7810 8 жыл бұрын

There are food banks and clothes banks,,no need to worry!

@lastprophet9904 3 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile 3rd worlders : first time?

@larahen9944 10 жыл бұрын

He is a really good husband. He looks extremely healthy. A woman is often times the backbone of the family so why not make sure she is nourished to some degree? Why not at least give her a fourth of the portion. Sad Case

@rogersmith667 10 жыл бұрын

to bad when the uk bond market collapses which how crazy the people become

@BusinessStarz 11 жыл бұрын

this is sad this world need to change how can one of the rich country in the world be in this hardship it not right

@drkasafir 11 жыл бұрын

This is very true.

@blobbyblob2573 11 жыл бұрын

Just to let you know I NEVER give to food banks, tell them to get rid of their sat dishes hahaha

@Cabronosidad 11 жыл бұрын

True again, but I guess it depends on how you define poverty. The current Job-seeker Allowance for a single person in the UK is £62 per week, and that's supposed to pay for your food, housing, heating, clothing, transport, everything. I would defy anyone to live adequately on that pittance. Don't forget we're the 6th richest country in the world so you wouldn't expect to see the same levels of misery as in some broke, fly-ridden shit hole in Africa or the far east.

@judecrapper3354 6 жыл бұрын

I was so poor I ate water with oats every day I dropped to 7 stones I couldn’t feed myself and give my daughter the nutrition she needed .

@katherinesparkes6860 7 жыл бұрын

What the **** is happening in GB ?

@threesim 11 жыл бұрын

There is and if youd like to see him search KZfaq for "UK's disabled latest victims of austerity"

@anthonyclement8543 8 жыл бұрын

I'm 14 and my mom tries to get a job and my dad died 2009 my family is poor too I only have 2 meals sometimes 1 or even 0 meals

@MoodyMcDougal 8 жыл бұрын

+Anthony Clekbmentumu So how are you managing to be online?

@donsarde 8 жыл бұрын

+Anthony Clekbmentumu Well , I hope that you will work hard in school to ensure that you may have decent life afterwards.

@anthonyclement8543 8 жыл бұрын

+Audrone Padervinskaite no my parents don't smoke or drink

@lisastuerm 8 жыл бұрын

You liar, you are eating cheeseburguer everyday and playing games with your expensive video card.

@fionaholm6089 6 жыл бұрын

I say keep as school learn get a good job

@yo1dude1man 11 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile back in the US, Amercian people applaud Union busting and critize those who organize to demand fair wages and standard of living.

@maddrivers1018 7 жыл бұрын

this is UK today.

@susaneaster6652 10 жыл бұрын

acually love i am one of the bloody poor and i am english an proud of it.i DONT own a mobile phone or a flat screen telly or any of the consumer bloody crap...i am disabled,was took to atos WON on my appeal,and they want another medical .Right now im sitting in the cold wrapped in a blanket.because i cannot afford to eat and heat.im 60 yrs old and worked since i was 14..the only reason i have a pc is because it was donated....i dont drink smoke or go out.....and im lucky if i see 2 people per week....and it makes me bloody angry when i hear snide nasty remarks....walk a mile in someone elses shoes before people open there stupid mouths about stuff they clearly know nothing about...

@rosemaryspencer2696 6 жыл бұрын

susan easter well said.

@keepthefaith9594 5 жыл бұрын

Yes everything is so expensive ridiculously expensive cost of living is hard. I'm unhappily married awful husband nasty to me want to leave but scared of shrugging and being poor don't want my kids to suffer.

@keepthefaith9594 5 жыл бұрын

Im so sorry for your suffering peace be with you

@caroldraper5017 Ай бұрын

Where can I donate to help?

@blobbyblob2573 11 жыл бұрын

Now what type am I?

@betzyluna 11 жыл бұрын

WFT!!! Why she has 7 children if she can not afford them???

@MrDaigoRiki 5 жыл бұрын

The world is weird and life is weird.

@threesim 11 жыл бұрын

I agree anyone who fiddled the system to get more than they need is wrong. But its not the massive number the government is saying it is. The charity Save The Children is now asking for donations to help starving kids in Britain. People with disabilities like cerebral palsy are now told they are fit for work and need to be out looking for a job for at least 4 hours every day. Bit hard when they can hardly walk let alone work.

@tomjackson2861 11 жыл бұрын

It is pointless because commenting on a KZfaq video will not help any of these poor suffering people regardless of your opinion! I very much doubt that the Prime minister will be here reading your comments so it is pointless because the government will not listen to now matter how much you protest!

@Angus1966 11 жыл бұрын

I commend your hard work , i did hard work as well , 12 hours , 7 days ,24 hour rotating roster , non stop work environment. The work environment had many iliegal oh&s of public concern further adding to the stress , 22 years of it. I am now unemployed and finding it difficult , the 22 years bought no respect , i am treated like shit.

@emmafrost13333 8 жыл бұрын

why so shocked, it's happening everywhere in the world and i'm pretty sure they have it better than most other families

@donsarde 8 жыл бұрын

+roxanapradulescu Very WRONG indeed, you come to main land Europe and you will see that ,yes, it is hard ,but, life is better and the people have rights and live in dignity. it is nowhere near to the apalling level of Britain ,that God.!!!

@blobbyblob2573 11 жыл бұрын

You could not afford the fuel to get here and you would stick out like a sore thumb - on the other hand they might take you for the gardener hahaha

@blobbyblob2573 11 жыл бұрын

Oh i am calm nice glass of champers saw to that haha

@blobbyblob2573 11 жыл бұрын

It does in a way, this guy did not give a fuck about his kids just abused the system and he is not the only one.

@sparx180 11 жыл бұрын

Means services will be cut, job losses. Oh, you watch. To announce they spent 12,000 pounds on a crib? What nerve. Britain has never cared for ordinary people. Look at your history in regards to poor people start at the 1900's. Pretty damned pathetic. I am English too but I am not blind to the situation as you are.