Destitution it's a word almost from another age, conjuring visions of desperate, grinding poverty. But it is a fact of life right now , for increasing numbers of people, according to new research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation thinktank.

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In a joint study with HeriotWatt University, they found that 3.8 million people a million of them children experienced destitution last year defined as being unable to meet some of the most basic needs staying dry, clean, warm and fed.


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