{"id":79789,"date":"2026-07-12T08:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/londoners-face-hidden-poverty-premium-study-says\/"},"modified":"2026-07-12T08:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:33:56","slug":"londoners-face-hidden-poverty-premium-study-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/news\/londoners-face-hidden-poverty-premium-study-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Londoners face hidden poverty premium, study says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Low-income households in London are facing an additional burden of more than \u00a3600 a year to access standard goods and services, research suggests.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/trustforlondon.org.uk\/data\/poverty-premium\/\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">study by Fair by Design<span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-i2z2ig-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">, <!-- -->external<\/span><\/a>, funded by Trust for London, found affected families in Peckham pay an average of \u00a3493 more annually than wealthier households for identical items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">This &#8220;poverty premium&#8221; rises to over \u00a3600 in the worst affected areas of the capital, driven by factors such as a higher reliance on high-interest credit and increased costs for non-direct debit billing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A government spokesperson said ministers were \u201cdetermined to turn the tide on poverty after years of rising hardship&#8221; and that their policies were working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The report&#8217;s authors found the single largest driver of the so-called poverty premium was food shopping, with 39% of families forced to rely on local convenience stores instead of larger supermarkets with more competitive pricing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The research also noted that despite recent regulatory changes, energy and insurance systems continued to penalise the poorest across Britain. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Prepayment meter users pay \u00a3129 more a year than those on competitive fixed direct debit tariffs, while drivers living in deprived postcodes faced an average of \u00a3153 extra on their motor insurance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Manny Hothi, chief executive of Trust for London, called for regulators to take into account the effect of their markets on people in poverty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He added it was vital to &#8220;end the unfairness of people having to pay more because they pay monthly or don&#8217;t sign up to direct debit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">At a free cafe in Peckham run by the charity Pecan, visitor Josiah Lahai said he goes to the supermarket \u201cand there are certain things I want but I can&#8217;t buy them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c33yxe2ey22o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Low-income households in London are facing an additional burden of more than \u00a3600 a year to access standard goods and services, research suggests. The study by Fair by Design, external, funded by Trust for London, found affected families in Peckham pay an average of \u00a3493 more annually than wealthier households for identical items. 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