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'Very deep poverty': Exposing the UK's hidden shame
(www.abc.net.au)
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this post was submitted on 06 Apr 2026
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Inequality really needs addressing. Our "benefits" are very low for a country of our wealth, not enough to live on and a contributor to poverty. There are plenty of disabled people who will never be able to work which the government just halved their universal credit payment from today. The other side is people stuck out of work unable to get and keep work in places where there just isn't enough and we do extremely poorly at giving them opportunities and skills instead of just punishing them. The country needs a complete attitude adjustment or the situation is just going to get worse.