It mentioned stagnant wages, family breakdown, poor housing, crime, mental health and other issues, saying the gap widened during the pandemic.
Ministers highlighted the support to help with the rising cost of living.
Ministers highlighted the support to help with the rising cost of living.
In Two Nations: The State of Poverty in the UK, the CSJ says the country is “deeply divided”, with the “systemic problems facing those at the bottom of society in danger of becoming entrenched”.
“For too many Britain is broken and the gap between the haves and have-nots is in danger of becoming a chasm,” the report adds.
It argues the situation worsened as a result of lockdowns during the Covid pandemic, pointing to increased mental health problems among young people, a jump in school absences and a rise in the number of people on working-age benefits.
Andy Cook, chief executive of the CSJ, said: “Lockdown policy poured petrol on the fire that had already been there in the most disadvantaged people’s lives, and so far no one has offered a plan to match the scale of the issues.
Ministers highlighted the support to help with the rising cost of living.
It mentioned stagnant wages, family breakdown, poor housing, crime, mental health and other issues, saying the gap widened during the pandemic.
In Two Nations: The State of Poverty in the UK, the CSJ says the country is “deeply divided”, with the “systemic problems facing those at the bottom of society in danger of becoming entrenched”.
Ministers highlighted the support to help with the rising cost of living.
Ministers highlighted the support to help with the rising cost of living.
In Two Nations: The State of Poverty in the UK, the CSJ says the country is “deeply divided”, with the “systemic problems facing those at the bottom of society in danger of becoming entrenched”.
“For too many Britain is broken and the gap between the haves and have-nots is in danger of becoming a chasm,” the report adds.
It argues the situation worsened as a result of lockdowns during the Covid pandemic, pointing to increased mental health problems among young people, a jump in school absences and a rise in the number of people on working-age benefits.
Andy Cook, chief executive of the CSJ, said: “Lockdown policy poured petrol on the fire that had already been there in the most disadvantaged people’s lives, and so far no one has offered a plan to match the scale of the issues.
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