A Report on Poverty, Inequality and Health in England: 2024

This report examines the pressing issues of poverty and inequality in England, highlighting their significant impact on public health and economic disparities. The study reveals a strong correlation between economic status and health outcomes, with children from low-income families facing increased health risks. The report further discusses the interconnectedness of poverty and poor health, emphasizing the need for structural changes in the economic sector to alleviate these problems. The report also suggests ways to tackle poverty and health issues, including ensuring equitable distribution of resources and focusing on economic equality. It concludes that addressing these issues requires a multifaceted approach to improve living standards and reduce economic inequality. The report provides a concise overview of the problems and potential solutions for students using Desklib.

Sociology
POVERTY AND INEQUALITY IN
ENGLAND

Introduction
• Increasing economic inequality and high levels of poverty are
among the major issues affecting England today.
• Unequal distribution of available resources in the country
among all citizens creates a huge divide lift between the
upper and the lower class.
• Economic structural changes are factors to control poverty
and health loss.

Discussion
Economic Inequality and Health
• Studies indicate that there is a relationship between
economic and health inequalities.
• Children from high class families are born healthy while
those born in low class families have high chances of being
malnourished.
• Health of children born in England depend on the economic
status of their parents.

Cont’d
Poverty and Poor Health
• High levels of poverty and poor health issues are serious
problems facing England.
• Poverty and poor health are interrelated.
• Poverty leads to poor health issues and vice versa.
• Annually, low-income people get affected by deadly tropical
diseases and die due to lack of proper health care.

Cont’d
Fighting Poverty and Health Issues
• Poor health issues and high levels of poverty can be
controlled using the following ways;
• A structural change in the economic sector to help control
high poverty levels and existing poor health issues.
• Ensure equality in distribution of basic amenities to enhance
equality in economy

Conclusion
• England has been facing serious economic problems that are
a threat to lowering health and living standards as well as
increasing economic disparity.
• To control high levels of poverty and improve on health
issues, the country should ensure equality in sharing of all
basic amenities and other economic resources.

Work Cited
• Belfield, Chris, et al.
Living standards, poverty and inequality in the
UK: 2014. No. R96. IFS Reports, Institute for Fiscal Studies, 2014.
• Šileika, Algis, and Jurgita Bekerytė. "Theoretical issues of relationship
between unemployment, poverty and crime in sustainable
development."
Journal of Security & Sustainability Issues 2.3 (2013).