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Chapter 11 Welfare A1 Development of “ Welfare State ”? 1. Definition of Poverty ? Absolute Poverty – families without minimum food, clothing and shelter needed for maintenance of merely physical health (concept at beginning of last century) ? Relative Poverty – Despite adequate e for survival, people who do not have what is regarded as minimum necessary for decency and who cannot escape judgement that they are indecent can be labeled as poor. A 1 Development of “ Welfare State ”? 2. How Much Poverty is there in UK? ? Distribution of real household disposable e. chart (a) p 181 ? Gap between the rich and the poor is bigger. ? The rich get richer, the poor poorer ? Increase in average es of the employed is much greater than that for the unemployed What image does this convey? ? United Kingdom (pound per week) Poverty in Britain ?(b) Proportion of adults lacking selected basic necessities1 through inability to afford them, 1999 (p181) ?(d) People in poverty in the UK, by personal, economic and family status, 1996-97 (p182 ) Poverty in Britain ? By the end of 1999 a quarter (26%) of the British population were living in poverty, measured in terms of low e and multiple deprivation of necessities. ? Roughly million people in Britain today cannot afford adequate housing conditions. ? About 8 million cannot afford one or more essential household goods Poverty in Britain ? Almost million people are too poor to engage mon social activities considered necessary by the majority of the population. ? About million adults go without essential clothing ? Around 4 million are not properly fed by today's standards Poverty in Britain ? One in six people (17%) considered themselves and their families to be living in 'absolute poverty' as defined by the United Nations. ? Less than 10% of the population sees a dishwasher, a mobile phone, access or sate