Poverty in the UK a quiz This quiz

Poverty in the UK: a quiz This quiz has been put together using the latest available information and definitions from official sources which monitor poverty and social inclusion statistics in the UK. For more information, see www. poverty. org. uk

A. Fewer than 500 times B. Around 1, 000 times C. Over 2, 000 times The Poverty and Justice Bible highlights almost 3, 000 verses where the Bible addresses issues of poverty and justice.

A. 1 in 20 (3 million) B. 1 1 in 5 million) C. in 10 (6. 1(13. 5 million) C. 1 in 5 (13. 5 million)

According to members of the public, how much do a couple with two school-aged children need per year to maintain a minimum standard of living? A. £ 15, 356 B. £ 20, 024 C. £ 26, 512

How much is the UK National ‘Living’ Wage as a full-time salary? A. £ 12, 305 B. £ 14, 974 C. £ 18, 635 This is only 75% of the amount really needed to support a typical household.

%? A. 5% B. 25% A. 5% C. 45% Unemployed working-age adults are the smallest group of people receiving benefits. Most benefits cover rent or go to other groups, such as disabled people or those working on low incomes.

A. Esther B. Ruth C. Job Ruth supported herself and her mother-in-law by gleaning, or gathering the left-overs from the harvest, when they became widows and lost their traditional means of support.

A. 17% B. 36% C. 66% Working poverty has a terrible impact on family life.

A. Farmers B. People from People the streets B. the streets women C. Business men and Everyone else made excuses.

A. 8 th highest B. 12 th highest A. 8 th highest C. 16 th highest Only Latvia, Romania, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Estonia, Spain and Italy have worse poverty rates. Yet the UK has the third highest GDP in the European Union.

10. The cost of benefit fraud is £ 1. 5 billion a year. How much is lost due totax evasion by companies and wealthy individuals? A. £ 2 billion B. £ 5 billion C. £ 70 billion The government claims that ‘only’ £ 26 billion of tax is illegally evaded in the UK each year, but World Bank data suggests £ 70 billion. The total Tax Gap, including legal avoidance, may be £ 120

11. Which of these ethnic groups has the highest level of poverty? A. Pakistani and Bangladeshi A. Pakistani and B. Black non-Caribbean Bangladeshi C. White 60% of Pakistani and Bangladeshi people live in poverty, compared to 48% of Black non. Caribbean people and 20% of White people.

12. Which prophet pronounced doom on Israel because they used inflated prices and dishonest scales to cheat the poor? A. Jeremiah B. Amos C. Micah Amos pronounced God’s judgement on Israel because although they worshipped God and followed the letter of the law, they did not keep to the spirit of the law - which was to bring