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Table 2: Rowntree/ New Policy Institute Key Indicators of Poverty and Social Exclusion

Individuals wanting paid work

Households without work for 2 years or more

On low rates of pay

Insecure in employment

Without access to training

Premature death

Limiting long-standing illness or disability

Depression

Pensioners with no private income

Spending on essentials

Limiting long-standing illness or disability

Anxiety

Help from social services to live at home

Without a telephone

Polarisation of work

Spending on travel of poorest, relative to middle income

Lacking a bank or building society account

Non-participation in civic organisations

Dissatisfaction with local area

Vulnerability to crime

Homes lacking central heating

Households in temporary accommodation

Overcrowding

Mortgage arrears