Question

16 What is poverty? Which social groups
are more vulnerable to poverty?
Suggest two ways through which
government can tackle the problem of
poverty.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Poverty is a state or condition in which a person or community lacks the financial resources and essentials for a minimum standard of living. ... Each nation may have its own threshold that determines how many of its people are living in poverty.

2. The social groups most vulnerable to poverty have been identified to be the scheduled caste households and the scheduled tribe households with both these groups having above average levels of poverty indicators in the rural and the urban population.

3. In summary, to reduce poverty, government policies could include: Means-tested welfare benefits to the poorest in society; for example, unemployment benefit, food stamps, income support and housing benefit. Minimum wages. Regulation of labour markets, for example, statutory minimum wages.