UK POVERTY: Solutions to poverty & ethical issues

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What you need to know...

• You should be aware of solutions to poverty, e.g. changes to the taxation and benefit system to favour those on low incomes, the national minimum wage, improved training and education.
  
• You should also be aware of some of the ethical considerations regarding the choice of solutions, e.g. what level of relative poverty is ‘acceptable’ or the possibility of encouraging joblessness through the granting of benefits.

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Benefits: An ethical issue

- There has been increasing debate over the ethics ('rights' and 'wrongs') of providing government benefits

- Television programmes such as Benefits Street have highlighted the plight of those claiming benefits and fueled debate over their existence and current levels (see The Big Benefits Row video for further insight)

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