Wealth & Debt
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Wealth & Debt
LO: To explore how people become rich and why people
end up in debt
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Inheritance
Excessive salaries
Poverty trap
Leaving money in a will for someone when you die
‘fat cat’ wages that people earn/ bonuses
Not being able to break out of poverty
Minimum wage
The lowest wage a person can earn in the UK
Key ideas
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How do people become rich?
Using the following pictures, make a
list of ways people become rich.
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Born into Money/ Inheritance
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Marry someone who is rich
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Given money as a gift/ Inheritance
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Win the Lottery
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Investing in stocks/ Shares/ bonds
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New invention/ e.g. Facebook/ Dyson Hoover
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A talent/ e.g. Actor/ Musician/ Footballer
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Worked hard/ Education/Training to do something
E.G. Doctor/ Alan Sugar
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Memory task!
o In teams you have a set of questions
o Send one member of the team up to find an answer, they then memorize it and bring it back to teach the group-
o Then the next person goes up for another question
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Why are people poor?
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Unemployment- Where a person is not in paid/ or unpaid work. There are over 400, 000 unemployed people in the UK
People are unemployed for a number of reasons, for example they may have an illness or condition that stops them from working. For others, there is a lack of jobs available / they don’t have the skills or qualifications to do jobs. There are a small group of people who are lazy/ can’t be bothered to work.
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The minimum wage was brought in by the govt in 1999. For workers over 21years old it is £5.93 and hour and for 16-17 year olds is £ 3.64 an hour
The minimum wage stops bosses from paying their workers too little. They must pay a standard minimum wage. Stops sweat shops/ people working for next to nothing
The minimum wage only covers basic needs to live/ housing. They do not cover luxuries only essentials. People struggle to get by on the minimum wage.
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Wasteful spending is where people spend money un
necessarily
They may waste money on alcohol, gambling, tobacco and other such products
This may result in them being poorer. It may mean they do not have enough money for other things/ members of their family/ e.g. Children. May spend money on alcohol and then not provide enough food/ school clothes for the children
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Debt is where people owe or borrow more than they have
People can get into debt in many ways e.g. mortgages, loans, credit cards, investments failing
People may get into debt by taking out credit cards. This can cause debt if you do not meet the monthly payments, you get charged and the amount you owe can grow
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Solutions to money problems
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With good education, people can gain qualifications which can lead to higher paid jobs and therefore help people out of the poverty trap
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There are many different types of Education available to people after they have finished school such as literacy and numeracy courses
There are also vocational skills such as Bricklaying , work in local businesses. You can also work for a company and attend college part time to develop your skills.
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Schools and colleges offer specialist careers advice e.g. connexions to help people decide on careers, learning, health, housing, money and rights
Speaking to someone can help people become informed of their choices for the future.
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The government help people in many ways. They created the minimum wage to protect workers and they also provide benefits to help those out of work
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Benefits are money provided to families to help them with their financial situations
You can claim benefits if you:
Are unemployed and seeking a jobYou need to support someone in your family
who cannot work due to illnessIf you have children to help wih costsIf you cannot pay your rent and taxTax credits if you are on a low wageOld age pension for all those who have
retired