London poverty ‘shocking’ – claim
Iain Taylor
A total of 2.6 million adults who live in London (29% of the total) don’t have enough to live on.
This is one of a number of shocking statistics revealed by Christians Against Poverty (CAP) during Challenge Poverty Week. Many of CAP’s clients currently have a deficit budget, meaning their income doesn’t cover their basic essentials. On average they are £273 a month short of what they need to cover basics such as food, energy bills and rent. The situation is set to worsen as winter looms.
Causes of poverty?
Date posted: 26 Oct 2024
Dear Editor,
Iain Taylor’s disturbing report on poverty, in the October issue of en, highlights rocketing rent and energy costs as major factors. Would surging immigration and panicking net zero driven by a progressive but comfortable middle class have anything to do with this?
Christian report reveals extent of poverty in the UK
Iain Taylor
A groundbreaking report from a major Christian organisation is claiming that millions of Britons have ‘shockingly low incomes’ which leave them struggling to find enough money for food.
CAP (Christians Against Poverty)’s 2024 Client Report reveals that millions are now at breaking point – without even the basics reckoned as essential, and fearing the arrival of debt collectors at any moment.