1. Growing Up Poor – Shelby’s Story Social Life/Lifestyle
Lesson Starter
Growing Up Poor – Shelby’s Story
As you watch the clip take notes on:
Money
Food and Housing
Education
Social Life/Lifestyle

2. Analyse the main causes of poverty in society (12 marks)
Specific to wealth inequalities
Choose three causes of wealth inequalities
Unemployment, Low Pay, Government policies – any factors which are directly related to money
12 mark essay – 3 x KAKA+ paragraphs
One sentence introduction stating the three causes you will discuss.
K – explain what the specific cause of wealth inequality is and provide a real-life example of this (statistic usually)
A – highlight WHY this causes poverty today in the UK by discussing the impact of the causes.
K – provide further information about the specific cause. Being sure to make your point clear
A – highlight WHY this cause of poverty can have an impact in the short and the long term.

3. Analyse the main causes of poverty in society (12 marks)
Unemployment is one of the main causes of poverty in the UK today. Unemployment can occur for many reasons such as a lack of education and skills or, in the case of many people in the UK today, they may be unable to work for medical reasons – this is often classed as “worklessness”. (K) Unemployment often leads to poverty as those without work will have a limited income – 60% of working-age adults in workless households were in poverty in 2017 compared with just 16% of those in working households. (K) This highlights that unemployment is major barrier to participating in modern society as fulfilling basic needs such as food, shelter and warmth require a steady income. The Joseph Rowantree Foundation highlighted that, on average, a single adult household in 2017 required a minimum income of £ per week (after housing costs) to live adequately. (A) Those who are unemployed can find themselves trapped in this cycle of deprivation as they do not have the income needed for a basic standard or living or the opportunities to gain the skills required to gain employment. (K) This cycle of deprivation can be almost impossible to break out of for those living in poverty as a lack of wealth means that they are unable to save for the future. Therefore, even short term periods of unemployment can have a detrimental effect on individuals in terms of wealth in the long-term. (A)