What is Poverty?

 

The term poverty refers to the state or condition in which people or communities lack the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. As such, their basic human needs cannot be met. Poverty-stricken people and families may go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention. Each nation may have its own criteria for determining the poverty line and counting how many of its people live in poverty. It's important to remember that poverty is a socioeconomic condition that is the result of multiple factors—not just income. These factors include race, sexual identity, sexual orientation, and little to no access to education, among others.

• Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. 
• Poverty-stricken people and families might go without proper housing, clean water, healthy food, and medical attention. 
• Poverty is an individual concern as well as a broader social problem. 
• Welfare programs are used by governments to help alleviate poverty. 
• Poverty is the result of multiple factors, not simply income.