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Re: Coronavirus: PM Boris Johnson in Intensive Care
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Originally Posted by Pierre
COVID is not a class issue or an inequality issue, no matter how much some people would like it to be.
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However, it negatively affects those in lower socioeconomic groups more, no matter how much some people would like that not to be true - as the Joseph Rowntree Foundation stated
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They are also more likely to be in poor health, disabled, and to be caring for others. In addition, people stuck in poverty are more likely to experience anxiety, depression and other mental health difficulties. The services on which people on low incomes rely are also at risk of disruption, such as food banks and advice teams. The millions of workers trapped in poverty are more likely to have insecure jobs, with fewer rights and employee benefits, and they are less likely to have savings to help cover additional unplanned costs or gaps in income.
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https://www.jrf.org.uk/blog/what-doe...ricted-poverty
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Last edited by Hugh; 09-04-2020 at 18:48.
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