Question

Illustrate the correlation between disability and poverty.

Answer 1

Disability is both a cause and consequence of poverty. ... People with disabilities are also much more likely to experience material hardships—such as food insecurity; inability to pay rent, mortgage, and utilities; or not being able to get needed medical care—than people without disabilities at the same income levels.

From poverty to disability

In general, poor individuals face higher risks of becoming chronically ill or impaired. They have low access to health care, high levels of under nourishment and usually work and live in unsafe environments, aspects that result in higher risk of illness and injury (40).