• Poverty is when humans cannot afford the basic standards of living, for example:

- maintaining a healthy diet

-participating in social activities-clean and spacious housing (1.6 million children in Britain live in housing that is overcrowded, temporary, or run-down)

•One third of British children are forced to go without at least one of the things they need, such as three meals a day or adequate clothing.

•Poor children are only a third as likely to get 5 GCSEs at A* to C than those from richer backgrounds.

•There are currently 3.9 million children living in poverty in the UK, that’s almost a third of all children.

• Health: children living in cramped accommodation experience disturbed sleep, poor diet, higher rates of accidents and infectious disease

• Education: children from homeless households are more likely to suffer from bullying, unhappiness and stigmatisation

• Emotional well-being: about half of the families taking part in one study conducted by Shelter said their children were frightened, insecure, or worried about the future as a result of their homelessness

• Life chances: The health and educational impact of poor housing may affect children’s future job prospects and financial well-being.