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Poverty Trap

Level:: A-Level

Board:: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 4 Jul 2018

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The poverty trap affects people living in households on low incomes.

Revision Video: The rise and rise of Food Bank usage in the UK

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