Giving Compass' Take:

· Without a clear definition of what poverty is and what it means for citizens, there is no way to address it. Here, Global Citizen explains that clearly redefining poverty in the UK is the best way to reduce it and help lift people out of it.

· Why is it important to understand the causes of poverty? What public services should the UK provide from young individuals living in poverty? How can the government support these individuals? 

· Read more about poverty in the United Kingdom.

Food banks, universal credit delays, the sudden popularity of the “just about managing” moniker.

All the evidence suggests that Britain has a problem with poverty — and yet there is no agreed way to measure it.

But a new report by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC), compiled after two-and-a-half years of research, has attempted to create a new consensus.

It takes into account “inescapable costs” like childcare and the impact of disability  — and, for the first time, includes rough sleepers and people living in overcrowded housing.

The report argues that poverty is not necessarily soley defined by your income — the common thread in previous unofficial measurements — and affects more people than previously thought, including 4.5 million children.

Basically, if you don’t know how to define poverty, how can you work to reduce it?

Read the full article about poverty in the UK by James Hitchings-Hales at Global Citizen.