3. Government action: Another approach is for governments to take direct action to try and help those living in poverty. This might involve direct payments such as social welfare or a basic income, or help with paying for accommodation, or the State covering education or health care costs for those who cannot afford them.
Your own perspectives on what causes poverty in the first place and your personal experiences with poverty are likely to affect which of the above approaches you are inclined to support.
RESPONSE JOURNAL
THINK Before you start learning more about this topic, take a moment to think about how you already feel about it.
‘FIGHTING POVERTY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF INDIVIDUALS OR CHARITIES, NOT THE GOVERNMENT.’ Visit page 62 of your Response Journal to give your response to this statement.
