Poverty in the United Kingdom

 refers to the portion of the that is considered to be in poverty under some measures of poverty.

Quotes

 * Everyone in 21st-century Britain should be able to afford the basics they need to avoid poverty. It’s shameful that instead millions of families are on the edge of destitution. In recent years, we’ve made little progress in tackling the causes of poverty: low wages, an inadequate social security system and sky-rocketing housing costs. As the commission shows, the solutions are there to tackle these issues. What we need now is the collective will.
 * Miatta Fahnbulleh, as quoted in


 * Poverty in the UK is too high and the experiences of many people in poverty are now getting worse. Governments of all colours have worked hard to change that picture, but as a society, we have failed to make significant progress.
 * Philippa Stroud, Baroness Stroud, as quoted in