This is poverty.

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  • čas přidán 21. 05. 2020
  • At this turbulent time, we’re finding out just how much we all rely on each other in our society, and these difficult circumstances have awakened our compassion.
    We need to make sure there is compassion, justice and action for each and every one of us when we face hard times.
    Around one in five of us were already in poverty before the outbreak began - already boxed in by high rents and growing costs, often while struggling with health conditions and juggling caring responsibilities.
    What effect does poverty’s tight grip have on people’s lives?
    In this powerful new short film, from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and Connected Pictures, the experiences of seven people from around the UK are boldly illustrated in their own words.
    The short documentary shows that while a range of events can lead to people getting locked into poverty, there is commonality in people’s emotional experiences and the impact it has on their well-being.
    The film demonstrates that poverty has different dimensions, a contributor puts it: ‘[Poverty] means many things, that will also be different for different people.’
    The film also creates an understanding of how people’s circumstances restrict their ability to live their lives freely and fulfil their potential.
    It poignantly demonstrates the injustice of being held back by poverty - and that it doesn’t have to be this way.
    The unignorable conclusion of the film is that if our economy and services were redesigned for each and every one of us, and if we all work together around a shared goal, poverty can be solved.
    If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this film, the following organisations may be able to offer advice and support:
    Citizen's Advice - www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
    Samaritans - www.samaritans.org/
    Barnardo's - www.barnardos.org.uk/
    Centrepoint - centrepoint.org.uk/
    NHS - www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-...
    A massive thank you to all of the participants who took part in the making of this film, and for sharing your stories.
    Connected Pictures is an award-winning production company that specialises in emotional, human, storytelling. Our belief is that when people uncover the best and deepest parts of themselves true connections are made. These human stories have the power to change the world.
    A special thanks to On Road Media for making this film happen.
    #ThisIsPoverty #SolveUKPoverty

Komentáře • 58

  • @sarahclare4603
    @sarahclare4603 Před 4 lety +44

    Proves never to judge anyone, you never know what people are going through. Thank you to you all for your bravery in speaking out, these problems are often pushed "out of sight, out of mind" by so many.

    • @leehamza2943
      @leehamza2943 Před 2 lety

      Sorry to be offtopic but does anyone know a way to log back into an Instagram account?
      I was dumb forgot the login password. I would love any assistance you can give me

    • @mathiascase8747
      @mathiascase8747 Před 2 lety

      @Lee Hamza instablaster ;)

    • @leehamza2943
      @leehamza2943 Před 2 lety

      @Mathias Case thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site on google and im trying it out atm.
      Looks like it's gonna take quite some time so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

    • @leehamza2943
      @leehamza2943 Před 2 lety

      @Mathias Case WTF IT ACTUALLY WORKED! Just got access to my IG account details within roughly 45 mins of using the site.
      I had to pay 15 $ but for sure worth the price :O
      Thanks so much you saved my account!

    • @mathiascase8747
      @mathiascase8747 Před 2 lety

      @Lee Hamza happy to help xD

  • @cbourne2820
    @cbourne2820 Před 4 lety +22

    Incredibly powerful and moving stories. So much work to do to understand what the lived experience of living in poverty is.

  • @RainbowCentre01
    @RainbowCentre01 Před 4 lety +14

    wow very powerful - thank you for bringing these stories to the public, understanding is so important

  • @jackieheuschkel8597
    @jackieheuschkel8597 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Some of the most impressive people I have heard for a long time - we need to act collectively to improve the life chances for these amazing people .

  • @karinasmith5183
    @karinasmith5183 Před 2 lety +3

    AMAZING video, it complitely changed my point of view on poverty. Thank you

  • @cloaked.mystic
    @cloaked.mystic Před rokem +1

    Alot of strength and bravery indeed,🥺❤️‍🩹

  • @user-kh8xj4by9w
    @user-kh8xj4by9w Před 9 měsíci

    Is so sad 😞 and heart ❤️ breaking too see those poor vulnerable peoples in this state they must get more help support from local charities and government.
    No one should face such hard catastrophes dire consequences, situation ever .🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😞😢😢😢

  • @ezzokenan1943
    @ezzokenan1943 Před 2 lety +3

    m 33 years old and i couldn't even make 5 dollars or euros the whole weeks so yeah i understand perfectly what these people been throw

  • @garycooper9207
    @garycooper9207 Před 2 měsíci

    Poverty is selling everything you own. Poverty in loneliness, hunger, sickness😢

  • @mikeharriman3925
    @mikeharriman3925 Před 3 lety

    We are w/out in the very end of the age

  • @ro9202
    @ro9202 Před 3 lety +9

    If she is 72, she will not be put on Universal Credit and, if she is in social housing, she will not be bedroom taxed. Pension Credit is relatively generous compared to working-age benefits. Can someone please point her in that direction.

    • @UnknownUser-by4le
      @UnknownUser-by4le Před 9 měsíci

      Thats incorrect he state pension wouldn’t be enough to cover her rent, she would need to claim a top up through UC

    • @ro9202
      @ro9202 Před 9 měsíci +1

      ​@UnknownUser-by4le You are incorrect. She is 72 and says her husband walked out so as a single person of pensionable age, her income-related top up will be through Pension Credit and not UC. Pension credit is more generous than UC and does not have a work conditionality, so either she has been misadvised, or the video is being wilfully misleading in saying she is being pushed into work.
      If the video is correct, and she IS being told to claim UC then it can only be because she has a partner below pensionable age so why leave this info out?

  • @jobibear
    @jobibear Před 4 lety +9

    Universal Basic Income.

  • @markb.
    @markb. Před 5 měsíci

    We don't wish to have more than we needed, all we want is a just weight, it's really hard to live especially when you're poor and have these condition (health issues I mean 😓)

  • @clairbradshaw1351
    @clairbradshaw1351 Před 2 lety +1

    i wanted to donate to charity but i have no money

  • @sergeanttower7291
    @sergeanttower7291 Před 3 lety

    i was doing good in school always first..but then i went down...my parents expect so much for me they want me to be a doctor but i dont really know..im just waiting for the that god ends my life so that i can stop living in this world i really hope that that day comes its my only way out i thought ppl were just faking depressions..but i feel it now i feel like how do u say this..um i feel crazy, crazy that i want to end myself idk of its right or wrong i feel ill inside

    • @avon2845
      @avon2845 Před 3 lety +3

      bruh, life is good

    • @sergeanttower7291
      @sergeanttower7291 Před 3 lety +5

      @@avon2845 ur right :)
      I've healed already and ill try to redeem myself again 😊

    • @nicfa1867
      @nicfa1867 Před 2 lety +1

      hey! keep your head up! life is wonderful, just somethig little hard, but nothing that worth will be easy!!

    • @heatherandgorse6889
      @heatherandgorse6889 Před 2 lety

      If you live in the UK, there's lots of free support you can get for mental health. I don't know about other countries if you're not from UK, but I'm sure there's something somehow, have hope. Don't hold back, ask for help, and good luck xx

  • @iinsomniqxx
    @iinsomniqxx Před rokem +1

    3:53 4:00

  • @ivancerepes6690
    @ivancerepes6690 Před 3 lety +4

    Here we go. Prego wife, the social service did more harm then help us. Its do sad. We would starve if we would not be from farm.

    • @DylanM333
      @DylanM333 Před 3 lety +1

      lucky you have farm animals

    • @ivancerepes6690
      @ivancerepes6690 Před 3 lety

      @@DylanM333 yes. But it also Take Money. You must have some sort of bigger garden to sow corn for them to eat. We thankfully asked a man who is not using his big garden to sow corn. The corn seeds we took those free sample corns, we paid a friend who owns a tractor and sower to sow the "field". We also poisoned the grass because poison is so expensive its My monthly living so we borrowed it too what was the leftover. We hope we Will have just enough corn for chicken. We are thinking about few turkeys and a dwarf rabbit so our vegetables from garden don't go to waste. When you plant its sometimes way more then you can eat. Selling is not an option, everyone has it. Or in city you gonna pay more for the spot than what you Will earn. Sad.

  • @datner76
    @datner76 Před 4 lety +5

    I spent 22yrs reoccurring homeless. I now live in public housing. I'm 44. Anyway.. my EFTPOS card declined, (I was buying a beanie.) I said to the saleswoman "oh well... Have you ever heard the saying poverty is a virtue?" She said "yes, yes many times"...ok I think she thought she heard honesty, but wasn't honest enough to say so??? I don't know 👎

  • @spbuk2359
    @spbuk2359 Před rokem

    Porc trees 🌲.

  • @historicrecord
    @historicrecord Před rokem

    A controversial activist who tweeted “victory to the Intifada” has been awarded a £63,450 grant by a charity to create a book about black liberation, the JC can reveal.
    Joshua Virasami was given the grant in July by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT) as part of its “Rights and Justice” programme, which aims at “promoting rights and justice for minorities who face the most severe forms of racism”.

  • @CatLikesPlanes
    @CatLikesPlanes Před rokem +1

    I like cheesecake

  • @krisradjpaul278
    @krisradjpaul278 Před 9 měsíci

    She’s going on universal credit at 72 is that correct?

  • @Cakeytoo
    @Cakeytoo Před 2 lety

    This need to be more popular so people can stop this!

  • @firelordOzai3
    @firelordOzai3 Před rokem +3

    There is no reason for people in such a wealthy country should be living like this. Courtesy of the morally bankrupt system of capitalism.

  • @clairbradshaw1351
    @clairbradshaw1351 Před 2 lety

    just keep telling yourselves that

  • @angelachanelhuang1651
    @angelachanelhuang1651 Před 2 lety

    I don't think people had seen poverty

  • @clairbradshaw1351
    @clairbradshaw1351 Před 2 lety +1

    i wanted to live in a castle guess i am just a mental case who isn't a princess now

  • @clairbradshaw1351
    @clairbradshaw1351 Před 2 lety

    i was also going to pay to get all the homeless off the streets but oh well

  • @lukke1120
    @lukke1120 Před 2 lety

    Is anyone else watching this in a English lesson?😂

  • @karenpowell3800
    @karenpowell3800 Před 9 měsíci

    Just steal. It’s not even stealing..

  • @olgakim4848
    @olgakim4848 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Well, they seem have enough to eat to maintain their obesity.

  • @karenpowell3800
    @karenpowell3800 Před 9 měsíci

    Go to Salvation Army.. beg..

  • @mikeharriman3925
    @mikeharriman3925 Před 3 lety

    Shite_w/I duobt

  • @HYUKLDER1
    @HYUKLDER1 Před 2 lety

    Stop funding 'Detention Action' and give more to Britain's poor!