"Poverty has an effect on many things"

Poverty has an effect on many things, one being the amount of opportunities people get. This is an issue as many young people miss out on things such as school trips, proms, community fun days and many more due to the fact they don't have enough money.

The issue can reach a point where young people can't go to school because they can only afford one pair of trousers and when they get dirty or ruined and they don't have another pair, they have to miss days of school which leaves them with gaps in their knowledge and less chance of success in their final exams. Young people also miss the opportunity to apply for university because they don't have the money to pay for the application fee and so having less chance of a well paid or skilled job in the future.