Definition Of Destitution In Glory

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The government definition of destitution is set out in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and the Nationality Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. The later definition states that a person and their dependants are destitute if they do not have and cannot obtain both (A) Adequate accommodation, (b) food and other essential items. Children’ society states that destitution encompasses more than economic or material hardship but it includes those without any legitimate status, basic rights or entitlements. The important aspect of destitution is when people lack security and are limited in the degree to which they can plan and hope as in the case of Glory and her children cited in the case study below, due to their unstable accommodation the children