The existence of poverty should be an embarrassment to any modern, economically developed society like ours. It is a moral tragedy in its own right. It also carries a broader cost to taxpayers.
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) this week published a comprehensive assessment of the impact of poverty on public spending. The headline finding is that poverty costs taxpayers £78bn a year.
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